Moana Quotes

It was a real dream come true just to get the job [in Moana], and yeah, and we sort of got right to work.

Don't get me wrong: I love 'Moana!' But when it gets to the point where you find yourself singing Disney songs in your dreams, you have an issue.

I got the job [in Moana], and the next day I was on a plane to New Zealand, where the rest of the team was already doing research, and meeting with different choirs, and sort of really soaking up the music, the musical world of, the musical heritage of this part of the world.

Each Disney princess is unique in their own way, but Moana is especially close to my heart because she's Polynesian.

I have been working on this movie [Moana] since before Hamilton happened.

This movie [Moana] has a very small cast, and this was the role [Heihei] that they offered me. I loved voicing him.

Moana is definitely a Disney heroine. She's wonderful, empowered, empowering.

I am not The Rock. I am Dwayne Johnson.

I love that Moana is a heroine, and I hope people take that away, and that you most certainly can be the heroine, or hero, of your own story.

There are many wonderful themes from 'Moana' that people discover, and I also hope they're inspired to go on their own journeys and to learn more about the Polynesian culture, because we're pretty great! I'm so proud of the people the filmmakers talked to - the Oceanic Trust.

Moana is an incredible heroine. She's strong... She's got her two feet firmly planted. She's definitely grounded.

I have a lot in common with Moana. I mean, we both grew up on islands. We both are deeply rooted in our culture.

Moana is definitely a Disney character, which is something that I totally love. She's totally bad butt: really awesome. I think she really embodies it because I, as someone who has grown up, been born and raised on the island of Hawaii - so, the Big Island - I love my culture.

I think when everyone found out I was Moana, we got banana bread practically every night of the week. Aside from that, it's been really normal!

I was one of several songwriters I think interviewed [for Moana]. I'm a huge fan of Disney animated movies, and I've always wanted to write an animated score since I was a little kid.

Taika [Waititi] came up... We kind of had and we sort of named this girl Moana, named after the ocean. And we had a very, a visual outline of the story. And we heard about Taika from people in the South Pacific that we talked to.