Those who do not think that employment is systemic slavery are either blind or employed.
The Japanese had a very strong belief in Bushido, death before dishonour. They were fighting for their country; they were the aggressors in World War II.
Casting sometimes is fate and destiny more than skill and talent, from a director's point of view.
When I felt like an outsider, movies made me feel inside my own skill set.
Audiences are harder to please if you're just giving them effects, but they're easy to please if it's a good story.
Well, luckily with animation, fantasy is your friend.
I go out and look for a good story to tell and if I like it enough and I decide to direct it, I become dangerously involved in becoming a part of that story.
Don't give up. Don't lose hope. Don't sell out.
Casting is everything. I put a huge amount of work into casting, and consistently across my career, I am most proud of my bold choices I made in casting.
I'm excited about turning 40. I've been an adult for a long time, but there is a difference between being an adult and being a grown-up. I'm someone's mummy now and I'm enjoying that. I feel as if I'm about to hit my peak.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.