You win the Oscar, you get to go into just about anybody’s office for a month. I had a lot of meetings.

Animation has always been about technology. You can’t have animation without technology.

For me, part of the fascination with making animation is you go to a place; it’s a complete immersion in someone else’s fantasy.

If anything, it’s a little intimidating because there’s usually a lot of brilliant work and a lot of brilliant ideas out there that you wish you had thought of, or that you just admire for the originality of it or the difference from what you’ve been thinking of.

I grew up watching classic animation, and I have always felt that the roots of animation is in fantasy and taking it in places that you can’t go, any other way.

Someday, I’d like to sit down with a small group of people, in a relaxed environment, and make a film that feels more independent. That way we can be a little more free in terms of storytelling and subject.

What made ‘Ice Age’ work is that it had its shiny candy coatings, but inside was a soft, creamy center.

We can’t worry about competition. Besides, you aren’t competing with anyone but yourself. They have nothing to do with whether you make a good movie or not.

We can't worry about competition. Besides, you aren't competing with anyone but yourself. They have nothing to do with whether you make a good movie or not.

For me, part of the fascination with making animation is you go to a place; it's a complete immersion in someone else's fantasy.