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I was that kind of kid that was going to the movies every weekend, I couldnt get enough of the movies, and now I get to make them. So I kind of have a one-track mind.

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Andrew Stanton
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: December 3
Actor
Animator
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Voice Actor
Rockport
Massachusetts
Andrew Christopher Stanton Jr.
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I almost feel like its an obligation to not further the status quo if you become somebody with influence and exposure. I dont want to paint the same painting again. I dont want to make the same sculpture again. Why shouldnt a big movie studio be able to make those small independent kinds of pictures? Why not change it up?
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And I'm not anti-sequel, but I just feel like there are very few ideas that are meant to be continued.
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I mean, frankly, I'm not speaking as a representative of Disney or Pixar, I'm speaking as just myself as a filmmaker: I don't go into anything that often thinking about a sequel.
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The greatest story commandment is: Make me care.
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I had never touched a computer in my life before I came to Pixar.
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I'm still craving approval from my parents. It took a lot of success for me to realize it was never coming. It's just not in their nature.
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Change is fundamental in story. If things go static, stories die.
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No one's going to see my mistakes I just need the safety of these mistakes to lead me to the right answers.
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The best stories infuse wonder.
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Art is messy, art is chaos - so you need a system.
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If you don't think a film looks good then that is just a reflection of how bad the artist was that was using the paint that is really good.
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