The fluidity of thought is based on the flexibility of beliefs and the emotional boundaries surrounding them.

Line up your thoughts up for potential, take action and success will follow.

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.

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

In terms of writing characters or stories, at least initially, there's no difference between live-action and animation. A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

I like to begin every screenplay with a burst of delusional self-confidence. It tends to fade pretty quickly, but for me, at least, there doesn't seem to be any other way to start writing a script.

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.