Disney had such a hold on the mind of America-they were Adolf Hitler. The whole country thought Disney was some sort of god and that animation was some sort of pure thing for children.

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.

Look what Disney's done to their animation department. There wasn't an animator in charge of their animation unit!

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

I wouldn't leave Disney to do Disney.

I am not interested in slickness for the sake of slickness.

Animation is tremendously resilient. Animation will recover, as art always recovers. There's always cycles of good art.