The teen years are extremely serious and everything matters and every insult really hurts. I know there are cliques and bullying. And you don't yet ­understand that it will all go away.

She didn't even finish her last sentence; it just trailed off. I think the subject had changed in her head while her mouth had continued on the old topic, not realizing it was out of supplies.

I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.

I really like the animated film process. It's kind of like doing a play, because you can experiment with it, rewrite it, screen it, go back, then work on it a little bit more. If the joke doesn't work, you can fix it. It's different from a live action movie.

Always...no wait...never.

When you're reaching for a star, there's a long way to fall.

I believe in equality. Equality for everybody. No matter how stupid they are or how superior I am to them.