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.

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.

I had read enough mediocre scripts and was determined not to inflict another one on the world.

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.

The best writing really does come from the deepest, most private part of you.

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.

Writing a great script - not just a good one, but a great one - is almost an impossible task.