- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
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- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Going through something difficult in your life, music, for me, is always a friend and something that helps you to figure things out.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did a movie called 'The Hole' with this kid Nathan Gamble, so when I'm old and wrinkly, he could play me. He's awesome.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The spookiest thing for me is when I think I see something, and then nothing is there. I always imagine I see something, or I'll catch movement out of the corner of my eye, but nothing is really there.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I live in Minnesota. Lots of people assume that if you want to be an actor, you have to live in Hollywood, but not me.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I go back to family: 'Ice Age' was about disparate characters rejected by their own kind. They come together to save the child. 'Despicable Me' is about redefining what a family could be. It has a visual distinction and an experimental quality.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have been very fortunate since 'Ice Age' to make movies that somehow charm audiences. I think that the key to it for me has been coming up with the right ideas but, more importantly, choosing the right collaborators and artists to execute those ideas.
- Bonded
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- Nov 07, 2020
A favorite film? The first 'Ice Age' and the first 'Despicable Me.' They're the films that have introduced me to characters that I still feel extremely bonded with.
- Filmmaking
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- Nov 07, 2020
My faith in my filmmaking changed on the heels of 'Titan.' It allowed me to pursue things that I previously would have questioned.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My early experiences in animation taught me that following someone else is not a great idea.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've spent so much of my youth trying to change people or change girls and then having it done to me and people wanting me to change.
- Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
Virtual reality started for me in sort of an unusual place. It was the 1970s. I got into the field very young: I was seven years old. And the tool that I used to access virtual reality was the Evel Knievel stunt cycle.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Web projects aren't done until I'm happy, or someone changes the password to the server. A formal release does not stop me from working on it more.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've played in bands myself, and sat on the floor photographing some of the greatest bands in the world while they rehearse. What's always struck me is how different the sensory, especially auditory, experience is when you're in the middle of the music with the musicians playing off each other around you.
- Champion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although I have to say, it's become a lot harder for me since I won the world series because everyone wants to beat me. For example, bluffing is really tough now, because there's always someone who calls me on the off-chance that they'll then be able to say they read a world champion's bluff.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020