“If there are similarities, it’s simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I’d be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more.”

Animation is about creating the illusion of life. And you can’t create it if you don’t have one.

We make films that we ourselves would want to see and then hope that other people would want to see it. If you try to analyze audiences or think there’s some sophisticated recipe for success, then I think you are doomed. You’re making it too complicated.

I’ve seen Steelheart bleed

I had about the biggest, longest wish list anyone could have, and 99 percent of what I wanted to get on the screen we got on the screen within our schedule and within our budget and within our resources.

Look, it’s a mainstream animated movie, and how often are those considered thought provoking? It’s meant to be a great time at the theater, but it’s also designed to work on more than one level

If you look at a lot of animated movies, they don’t pay attention to how things move through space.

To make something really great and different and interesting means taking risks and following these ideas in your head.

When you assemble animation teams the way you do a live-action film, you’re often struggling a bit to get a cohesive team together, so if you have a team that works well together, you’re hoping for another film so that you can refine the team.

Waiting for children to grow up, or for the birth of a new child, or for menopause.

I was the kid growing up who would play with G.I.

They shouldn’t feel stifled and feel like oh we can’t grow up.

I have definitely been in experiences where my girlfriends have outgrown me.

My favorite action movie growing up was ‘Supergirl.’

Who wants to wake up in the morning and have to remember that they’ve got to face Adrien Broner?

Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better.

As of now they are still very young so that has come in the form of dress up, make believe and singing songs.