you love. If I were rejected a 3rd time I would probably still be doing what I am doing for Pixar today and I’d still be admiring and learning from Pixar while doing it. For me, success comes from a balance of love of what I do, perseverance, ability/willingness to take risks, and continued learning about and refining of my craft. Oh yeah.. don’t be a jerk. Nobody wants to work with or hire a jerk :) What do you think are the main differences at Pixar between today and the time you got in?
Well, we are certainly bigger and have a bunch more movies under our belt. When I started in 2000, Pixar had only released 3 movies and Disney was a partner, not an owner of Pixar. What are your plans for your further career? I plan to make my own movies as my next big thing. I’ve been screenwriting the past few years and learning about live action film making. That thing I said earlier about taking risks.. that gets harder to do when you’re comfortable... but I feel I need to shake it