What I love most about animation is, it's a team sport, and everything we do is about pure imagination.

Inspiration comes from all different places.

A company like DreamWorks, all we do is make product. That's all we do. We don't own distribution. We are purely in the creation of content.

Every single thing you see on-screen came out of somebody's creativity. It doesn't exist. Nature didn't deliver it to us. Everything had to be dreamed.

The entire exhibitions industry in the United States of America has filed for bankruptcy.

I haven't got a lot of patience.

Movies are not a growth business.

When you're dealing with clay animation, people forget that every single set is built to scale and by hand.

I think the idea of a traditional story being told using traditional animation is likely a thing of the past.

The thing that's changed the most has just been the rapid technology.

You can tell when an actor or actress cares about their work. It's really clear.

The real greatness tends to be a verb much more than an adjective, and it’s a duty preceding been an honour.

In business, you have to be strong. If you are weak, people are going to take advantage.

The Japanese do not fear God. They only fear bombs.

No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by freedom more than the freed-man.

Enticing hope is like lighting candle in the dark room

Listen! Say less rather than more. If you want to be smart, play stupid!

You must be respectable, if you will be respected.

I really don't understand minimalism. It is so polite and boring. If you don't want anyone to notice you, you should stay home and grow your own vegetables.

I have to earn re-election. Thats the way I see it.