I'm not an activist at all. I'm a filmmaker, and I wanted the people involved to tell their own story.

I wasn't that much of a Disney buff growing up, but I love the mystical and magical nature of Peter Pan, and I have connected with that character through Owen [Suskind] in making this film ["Life, Animated"].

Someone told me once that I'm worse than a dog, I'm the scum of the earth, so for me it was draining.

It is our stories [classic Disney films] that make us human - so Owen [Suskind] has become an expert in what connects us and makes us human. That got to me, the power of these stories, and the lessons these tales give us to create the connection between us.

Owen [Suskind], in a sense, grew up on a diet of myth and fable, and has become an expert on their themes, which contain a moral guide that connects people.

It's a horrible feeling to be mocked and ridiculed because of your race.

I'm not an activist at all. I'm a filmmaker, and I wanted the people involved to tell their own story.