Brad Bird

“Ten-year-old boys move differently than middle-aged women, who move differently than athletic guys, who move differently than government bureaucrats.”

“At the time that George Lucas made the first 'Star Wars,' space was always presented as pristine. And he wanted to show that they may be fabulous vehicles, but they've been driven some miles. And, without anyone thinking about it or thinking that was going to help make it a pop hit, everybody believed in that world, because it looked inhabited.”

“Original movies of any size are an endangered species.”

“I always noticed that in art school, that grief was considered more profound than happiness. But why?”

“Look, it's a mainstream animated movie, and how often are those considered thought provoking? It's meant to be a great time at the theater, but it's also designed to work on more than one level.”

“I think it's the most extraordinary studio around. I would love to do my next project with Pixar.”

“I think if you have a really big, heavy person, there's a feeling of an invisible puppeteer jerking them around in space. They don't feel like they are moving themselves.”

“Well I'm still working on The Incredibles. So I'm going to take a little time off. I've got a couple of tricks up my sleeve. I'm not ready to talk about them yet, but expect the unexpected.”

“That's not the part of the story that I'm interested in, anyway. The part that I'm interested in is all the personal stuff. I tried to base the powers on family archetypes.”

“My kids love anime, but I don't show them the really graphic stuff.”