I Do What I Do Because Of

The Closer You Get To Reality, The Harder It Is To Make It Look Convincing To The Audience. That's Why I Tend To Make Things [films] That Are A Little Bit More Caricature.

People Who Get Into Animation Tend To Be Kids. We Don't Have To Grow Up. But Also, Animators Are Great Observers, And There's This Childlike Wonder And Interest In The World, The Observation Of Little Things That Happen In Life.

In Computer Animation, Every Detail Has To Be Thought Out, Designed, Modeled, Shaded, Placed And Lit. The More You Add, The More Computer Memory You Need.

The Hardest Thing To Get Is True Emotion. I Always Believe You Need To Earn That With The Audience. You Can't Just Tell Them Ok, Be Sad Now. Humor, You Can Add. Even To The Last Minute You Can Be Adding Little Bits Of Humor. But The True Earned Emotion Is Something That You Really Have To Craft.

I Worry About Kids Today Not Having Time To Build A Tree House Or Ride A Bike Or Go Fishing. I Worry That Life Is Getting Faster And Faster.