If you only know something one way, then you don't really know it.

The fluidity of thought is based on the flexibility of beliefs and the emotional boundaries surrounding them.

Failure can only exist from stagnant perceptions. Everything is a process of learning and if you learn something useful, you have success.

In terms of writing characters or stories, at least initially, there's no difference between live-action and animation. A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

Every problem offers an opportunity for a solution. if you are in the right frame of mind to find it.

Working at Pixar has been like my graduate school for screenwriting.

I like to begin every screenplay with a burst of delusional self-confidence. It tends to fade pretty quickly, but for me, at least, there doesn't seem to be any other way to start writing a script.

Who you think you are is only a thought.

Changing how you think costs you no money and it takes no special talent. It does take a commitment on your part to be different.

The way you think either stands in your way or assists you in achieving your goals.

Good writing is deceptive in that it hides its own artifice - it makes it seem easy.

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. And if you do have to say it, make it really funny so I can screenshot it and save it for later.

Eight, sir; seven, sir; Six, sir; five, sir; Four, sir; Three, sir; Two, sir; one! Tenser, said the Tensor. Tenser, said the Tensor. Tension, apprehension, And dissension have begun.

A return to virtue must begin individually in our hearts and in our homes. You are the guardians of virtue.

Christianity demands a level of caring that transcends human inclinations.

I'm constantly having doubts and moments of depression and then excitement and then back into the slough of despond.

I love children and I love men, but I can't commit to either for the rest of my life.

I've always wanted to be the biggest real estate man to come down the pike.

Visit your local supermarket or retail chain. You'll experience a lot of visual stimulus, but it's unlikely that your other senses will encounter any compelling messages.

The movie "Ed Wood," about the worst director of all time, was made to prepare us for "Stargate."

I feel the madness creeping slowly. Loved by many I'm still lonely.