The world is in such a place of social unrest and there's so much violence.

I was trying to foster a great working relationship between those two departments [design and the writing teams], because classically in animation the two don't get along.

We actually talked about Adam Sandler during the creation of 'Trolls,' because he does know how to time jokes.

Since we've done that type of work [ voiceover], we know how isolating it can be, and we wanted to make the actors more comfortable.

We'd all [with Mike Mitchell] been together at Dreamworks for over ten years, so we all had the same goals.

I had to sit in front of all these people, and act like I knew what I was doing. I faked my way through it pretty well.

Mike [Mitchell] brought me on as co-director, and eventually we ended up sharing a brain. It was overwhelming initially when I was working with departments I hadn't had contact with before.

The number one thing is creating this world ["Trolls" ] - what the world is going to look like, feel like and what technology will we need to use to get there.

Sometimes actors come in, you record them, and they do their role.

If you hug someone for seven seconds, it gives you a chemical drop in your brain.

I've always loved that film ['The Three Caballeros'], and we were looking for a way to apply it to our own work, and 'Trolls' was it - psychedelic, musical and kinetic insanity.

Lunatics! Vain creatures! They don't believe in God, they don't believe in Christ! Why, you are so eaten up with pride and vanity that you'll end up by eating one another, that's what I prophesy.

There's this rushing sound, like white noise.The sound of nothing.

Gender equality and women's empowerment have been a top priority for me from day one as Secretary-General. And I am committed to making sure that the U.N. leads by example.

Some people read to confirm their own hopelessness. Others read to be rescued from it.

If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.

I set for myself only small goals, goals that are not that far away.

To avoid whipsaw losses, stop trading.

We learn more when we are compelled to invent.

Be happy, and a reason will come along.

We expect Germany to push more strongly for democracy and human rights in Turkey.