All the old great companies were run by guys who knew what an animator meant, and guys who knew how to draw. All the companies today are run by executives.

I'm the first to admit that I can't be as good as Tolkien, and a movie can never be as good as Tolkien.

It's curtains for you, Mighty Mouse! This gun is so futuristic that even I don't know how it works!

Lord of the Rings made me realize that I'm not interested in doing anyone else's work.

Someone's been mean to you! Tell me who it is, so I can punch him tastefully.

I'm from the East Coast. I love the city. I love the characters. I love the kind of people we are, the kind other people look at in amazement.

I wouldn't leave Disney to do Disney.