Especially in the last 10 years, the writing on animated shows has jumped by leaps and bounds.
For 'Toy Story 3' to be recognized by the Academy as not only one of the best animated films of the year, but also as one of the 10 best pictures of the year, is both humbling and overwhelming.
My respect for animators and animation directors has gone way, way up and it is just not something you can phone in.
The world does not want to see a Pixar film that's not great.
The era of 'The Jungle Book' was when the animators were at the top of their game and their sense of character was great.
Every Pixar movie at one time was the worst motion picture ever made.
I feel very proud of everyone I've worked with on 'SpongeBob' because they're all brilliant artists working at the top of their game to make something really special, and I think audiences feel that.
Of all studios that should be doing 2-D animation, it should be Disney.
Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often overlooked.
