You Cannot Base A Whole Movie On

Toys Are Put On This Earth To Be Played With By A Child.

My Mother Was A High School Arts Teacher, So I Was Always Surrounded By The Arts

I Think The Painted Backgrounds In Animations Are Absolutely Stunningly Beautiful. There's Something Really Special About This Medium. I Don't Believe Audiences Have Grown Past It. I Think What Audiences Love Is To Be Entertained-thoroughly, Deeply Entertained, And That's What I've Always Set Out To Do.

Every Technology That Comes Into Filmmaking Is First A Gimmick. Think About Sound With 'the Jazz Singer' Or The First Colour Or Surround Sound - It Takes A While For Filmmakers To Understand How To Use It.

If You're Sitting In Your Minivan, Playing Your Computer Animated Films For Your Children In The Back Seat, Is It The Animation That's Entertaining You As You Drive And Listen? No, It's The Storytelling. That's Why We Put So Much Importance On Story. No Amount Of Great Animation Will Save A Bad Story.