Valuing a writer only for their diversity, but not their humanity or talent – that’s tokenism.

In '83, not only was there no such thing as performance motion capture technology, there was no such thing as digital animation. This was the analog era.

I grew up in rural Arizona. My dad ran a general store. I grew up learning to do more with less. And I have been saying, you know, Washington needs to do the same.

It is easier to give all your goods to feed the poor, or not to have any goods - only your virtues, to boast of - than it is to judge the rich with charity.

Joy does not come from what you do, it flows into what you do and thus into this world from deep within you.

One of my biggest flaws is I don't take advice.

The ideal artist is he who knows everything, feels everything, experiences everything, and retains his experience in a spirit of wonder and feeds upon it with creative lust.

It seems that immigrants often have a special understanding of the incredible opportunities that this nation affords its citizens.

A state of negative energy means that you are essentially getting something for nothing.

As you know, the best way to solve a problem is to identify the core belief that causes the problem; then mock that belief until the people who hold it insist that you heard them wrong.

Creativity is innate and it manifests itself in so many forms. It needs to come out somehow or it destroys you in some way.