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The way Pixar has always worked is that we think of an idea and then we make it. We don't develop lots of ideas and then pick one.

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Andrew Stanton
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: December 3
Actor
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Voice Actor
Rockport
Massachusetts
Andrew Christopher Stanton Jr.
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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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Don't give [the audience] four give them two plus two.
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There's always one sequence in every animated film that's the bane of every animator's existence.
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I almost feel like it's an obligation to not further the status quo if you become somebody with influence and exposure.
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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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That's what great art does - it inspires other artists to do great art, and that's what it should do.
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A strong theme is always running through a well-told story.
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There's a lot of downsides to social media, but one of the nice things is that you can cut through all the BS and go straight to the person and ask them directly. I think that's a wonderful thing. I love talking to people who are true fans or who have a true love of cinema, and so if I can talk to them directly, great.
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Sadly, my hobby is what I do for work, so I don't go off and go fishing. I go home and veg, and then I go back to work.
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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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In storytelling, the audience actually wants to work for their meal, they just don't want to know that they're doing it.
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A major threshold is passed when you mature enough to acknowledge what drives you, and to take the wheel and steer it.
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In fact, I don't think I'll ever make anything that will feel as divinely dropped in my lap as the opening of 'Wall-E.'
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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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The best stories infuse wonder.
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Most people know me at Pixar as the guy that doesn't like to do sequels or very reluctant to do sequels.
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I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.
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The greatest story commandment is: Make me care.
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I've always felt you unearth story, like you're on an archeological dig.
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Well, executive producer can mean anything in the world of Hollywood, sadly. It can be a bought title in many instances.
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