Nothing's occurring in animation - you manufacture everything.
Drama is drama, and it's really ... if it's something small, you put a magnifying glass up to it; if it's something big, you use a wide lens.
There is a sense that animated movies are suddenly a genre. I just don't believe they are; it's a technique to tell a story. 
Animation is a technique, not a genre. 
I think when you get people who are really talented and you take them out of their comfort zone, you get a lot more out of them. 
My respect for animators and animation directors has gone way, way up and it is just not something you can phone in. 
I find it ironic that fear is eliminating the possibility to tell stories that depict our ability to overcome fear 
I'd love to do a PG-13 animated adventure. It would be great. 
I just think it's growth when you pursue something you're not sure you can do. 
All the traditional westerns are about choice and the individual. When progress comes it's much more difficult to define the individual in that world. 
Everyone always wants to find the answer, to feel that things are resolved. But in dreams, maybe there isn't an answer so much.