If you only know something one way, then you don't really know it.

My God, there are so many mediocre screenplays out there.

I can write two scripts concurrently, but I usually prefer to do one at a time. However, I also usually have 5 or 6 story ideas that are percolating in my head at any one time, so it can get a little crowded in there.

It drives me crazy when people say, "All we're trying to do is create entertainment." I feel like people go to movies for more than that.

You never want your second act or the whole movie to just be this relentless march towards its goal. You want things to take the audience by surprise.

A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

In live-action, writing, production and editing happen in discrete stages. In animation, they overlap - happening simultaneously. This allows a real dialogue to occur between the writer, the director, the actors and the editor, and it makes the writing process a lot more collaborative and a lot less lonely.