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.
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.
Animation is the one type of movie that really does play for the entire audience. Our challenge is to make stories that connect for kids and adults.
I always loved the idea of a spy movie and part of it came from my personal love of spy movies. It started when I was growing up as a little kid in the 60s.
I always felt a little bit like a little kid that's never grown up in the world of adults.