This is a world that's big enough for everyone. I like that message in that comes out of John Lasseter, and it comes out Pixar, it comes out of the Apple, Google, the Ben and Jerry's thing. These are American companies that send that message around that is good, that is healthy. And everyone goes, "That's the America I always believed in before Watergate. "
My first jobs were at Pixar and John Lasseter just doing animation would always allow actors to do that, and then animate to that. It was an early lesson for me that, if you're lucky enough, as I've been in my career thus far, to get really incredible iconic people to do your stuff, you want them to tell your story and you want them to be on page in the important moments, and they usually are.
When I was at Pixar, I was in my hole. I was an animator, I had my shots and I was like, "Yeah, I've gotta make this perfect!" It's a very selfish thing.
Pixar makes movies that make sense for Pixar, and Disney makes movies that make sense for Disney, and they've each emerged in their own unique way.
I mean, frankly, I'm not speaking as a representative of Disney or Pixar, I'm speaking as just myself as a filmmaker: I don't go into anything that often thinking about a sequel.
Most people know me at Pixar as the guy that doesn't like to do sequels or very reluctant to do sequels.
I had never touched a computer in my life before I came to Pixar.
As far as I know, the guys at Pixar are opposed to a Monsters, Inc. sequel.
Working at Pixar has been like my graduate school for screenwriting.
The thing about working at Pixar is that everyone around you is smarter and funnier and cleverer than you and they all think the same about everyone else. Its a nice problem to have.
Pixar films are not realistic. They are believable for the worlds we are creating.
At Pixar, after every movie we have postmortum meetings where we discuss what worked and what didn't work.
I started at Pixar the month Monsters Inc. came out.
I play a lot of computer games. I love computer graphics. I've had Pixar in me for a long time.
I think it's the most extraordinary studio around. I would love to do my next project with Pixar.
The saddest day in Pixar history was when some guy said 'get Larry the Cable Guy on the phone.
Oh yeah, I'm still employed at Pixar and I love it here.
Pixar is the first studio that is a movie star.
Quality is the best business plan.
Pixar is the most technically advanced creative company; Apple is the most creatively advanced technical company.
