I was able to bring my process of doing improv with actors into the animation world, which was fun.
Nicholas StollerThe worst thing you can do is animate something, and then throw it out because it doesn't work, story wise.
Nicholas StollerAnd also, I'm most comfortable with like two people just sitting and talking about their feeling, you know, in a room with like two cameras and that's it. And I wanted to do something where there was like action and running and you know crowd scenes and big set pieces and certainly did a lot of that, so yeah.
Nicholas StollerWhen I just write something, it's usually because I love it, I love the material, but I feel like I really need a creative partner to crack it. And I certainly need and have a lot of creative partners as a director.
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