All of my films are based on personal experiences and beliefs. Many of my heroes are my spokespeople - and some are not!

I lost so much energy in taxis, planes, hotels, phone calls and interpreters. Now, with the help from my little successes, I do everything in the same place with everyone around me. That's how a good job gets done.

I'm a sorcerer because I start with nothing, and then, eventually, there is something. And I touch you, I move you, I make you laugh or cry, and you believe in what's happening on the screen, although I always show it's invented.

The quality and success of Disney was actually bad for us animators because everyone on the planet thought that animation was only for kids and only in a certain domain. The big film festivals never thought much about animated films.

Fairy tales have a hidden power, and their appeal never ends. They're the best way to get messages across.

I do my films the best as I can, period. I always hope that, gradually, my honest work will reach Americans.

Kids in different countries know my movies by heart because they've seen them so many times. And wonderful returns never stop.