Nothing's occurring in animation - you manufacture everything.

Animation is a technique, not a genre.

I think when you get people who are really talented and you take them out of their comfort zone, you get a lot more out of them.

Life is cruel. Why should the afterlife be any different!

My respect for animators and animation directors has gone way, way up and it is just not something you can phone in.

I find it ironic that fear is eliminating the possibility to tell stories that depict our ability to overcome fear

Everyone always wants to find the answer, to feel that things are resolved. But in dreams, maybe there isn't an answer so much.

I want to diagnose the audience a bit and then offer a cure.

It's always good to keep people guessing.

I think audiences ultimately want something new. I think the business model for a franchise is such that it's very low risk because you have data and studios love data.

All the traditional westerns are about choice and the individual. When progress comes it's much more difficult to define the individual in that world.

The greatest conduct is love in action.

God is the I AM that I AM not the I AM that we wish.

Hearing the record and seeing the response is affirming that it was the right time and right choice.

It is better to meet danger than to wait for it.

Be good now, Potty...Weasel King.

When addressed, a Gentleman Cat does not move a muscle. He looks as if he hasn't heard.

I think whether you've got children or not you're just more aware of others as you get out of your 20s.

Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.

In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments.

Never be afraid to expose a weakness in yourself. Exposing a weakness is the beginning of strength.