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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.'
Andrew Stanton
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Andrew Stanton
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: December 3
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Rockport
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Andrew Christopher Stanton Jr.
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The thing about working at Pixar is that everyone around you is smarter and funnier and cleverer than you and they all think the same about everyone else. Its a nice problem to have.
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I've been a fan of movies longer than anything else. One thing I learned a long time ago is that you can't translate a book literally to the screen. It won't work because it's a different medium. And it would be the same in reverse.
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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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I never think about the audience. If someone gives me a marketing report, I throw it away.
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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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Art is messy, art is chaos - so you need a system.
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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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The best stories infuse wonder.
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Change is fundamental in story. If things go static, stories die.
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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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Loneliness is, I think, people's biggest fear, whether they are conscious of it or not.
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