One of the big moments of my life was watching 'Star Wars' on its opening weekend in Hollywood. I was watching all these people enjoy this film, and I thought: animation can do this.
I'm the biggest fan of animation. I love the history of animation, I know it well.
Animation is the only thing I ever wanted to do in my whole life. I have no desire for live-action or anything else.
Computers don't create computer animation any more than a pencil creates pencil animation. What creates computer animation is the artist.
The Walt Disney Animation studio is the studio that Walt Disney started himself in 1923, and it's never stopped and never closed its doors and never stopped making animation, and it keeps going as kind of the heart and soul of the company.
He has been a tremendous influence on my career and on most animators and animation directors around the world.
I loved animation and cartoons, even when it was not cool when you were in high school. I raced home to see the Bugs Bunny cartoons.
When I started work with LucasArts Computer Division back in 1984, I went to the Palace of Fine Arts and saw the Festival of Animation for the first time. I loved the diverse collection of animated films the festival held.