I don't like movies that are too manipulative. A lot of movies thrive on really pushing your buttons and making you hate the villain.

I want to see abstract art move. Especially in the '30s, you had animators doing innovative work, and I was entranced by that. It's basically what you see when you close your eyes, when you fall asleep.

I think animation is a very truthful way to express your thoughts, because the process is very direct. That's what I've always liked about animation, particularly abstract animation. You go from the idea to execution, straight from your brain. It's like when you hear someone playing an instrument, and you feel the direct connection between the instrument and his brain, because the instrument becomes an extension of his arms and fingers. It's like a scanner of the brain and thought process that you can watch, or hear.

It's part of my job to maintain the emotional reality and the naturalism even when the atmosphere is contrived.

I want to explore new ideas and put myself in a place where I can finish a project that is more unusual or that doesn't seem doable.

I don't like movies that are too manipulative. A lot of movies thrive on really pushing your buttons and making you hate the villain.

It's very hard to say I'm surrealist. It's like saying I'm poetic. It's not something you want necessarily to be aware of.