Lee Unkrich Quotes

I worked in the story department for years on 'Cars' and 'Toy Story 3.'

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.

I'd love to be a voice in 'Toy Story 4.'

I remember when John Lasseter called me back in the late 1990s to personally invite me to come be the voice of Barbie in 'Toy Story 2.'

I started at Pixar the month 'Monsters Inc.' came out.

I love Pixar films; I think they're the greatest filmmakers in the world. I love Disney films. 'Tangled,' was great. I loved 'How to Train Your Dragon,' the Dreamworks film. But it's not for me. I don't want to make a film for families; I want to make adult films.

They're just not into doing sequels after Toy Story so I don't think that's a possibility. But if they did, well sure, you'd have to do it. And I'd want to do it.

Mr. Disney and his staff were constantly scouting for great stories to bring to life on film.

I believe in research. Each movie at Pixar involves research with college professors or taking trips to learn as much as we can about a particular subject matter.

I'd love to have done 'John Carter.' I'd love to work for the Disney Corporation.

'Bolt' was made by Walt Disney Animation Studios, not by Pixar.

Everyone at Junction Point has been inspired by the creative folks at Pixar and Disney Feature Animation to make 'entertainment for everyone.'

Walt gave me a VIP tour of the studio. I remember people doing voices.

I just love everything that Disney and Pixar do. Not only do they do beautiful films, but they have great messages for kids.

Anything Pixar does, you know, I really just am in awe of them and thrilled to be included in anything they do.

When the Pixar people call, you jump at the opportunity.

I really love 'Toy Story' a lot. It's what I grew up with.

When we made 'Toy Story,' we knew, even back then, that this was going to be the ugliest film we would ever produce.

The Braintrust developed organically out of the rare working relationship among the five men who led and edited the production of 'Toy Story' - John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, and Joe Ranft.

I always loved watching films. I've always been active, pretending I was a Power Ranger or a Ninja Turtle. I remember watching 'Toy Story.' I think that was one of my first movies.

For me, the work we did to turn around 'Toy Story 2' was the defining moment in Pixar's history.

I think Pixar has the opportunity to be the next Disney - not replace Disney - but be the next Disney.

John [Lasseter] always said that he was Andy, and Joe [Ranft] and I were Sid, and I think that's true.

The idea kind of started with me just thinking about what would be fun to see in animation, you know - what have I not seen? For some reason, I got thinking about the human body and realizing, well, I've seen, like, traveling through the bloodstream and into the, you know, stomach and things.

Well, we try to - we definitely try to have a balance. And I think things have gotten a lot better at Pixar. When we did "Toy Story," that was an all hands on deck situation that really was time intensive.