“Ken has three kids. I have three kids. The first movie was basically the story of our lives. Every man is kind of a villain until he then has kids. And then, they soften us up.” MenFirstsKindStoriesKidsThreeOur LivesEvery ManVillain Author:Cinco Paul
“You want to find the right balance, but you have to have the Minions because people responded so much to them. We wanted to find a story that would make the Minions more a part of the story than they were in the first movie. In this one, as you know, they're disappearing. What's happening to the Minions? We made them a much bigger part of the movie in those terms.” PeopleKnowsWantFirstsMadeStoriesWantedTermBalanceHappeningsBiggerDisappearMinions Author:Cinco Paul
“In all honesty, because my name is Cinco and I grew up in Phoenix, I had a lot of exposure to Latin culture and those sorts of things, and that inspired the idea of this villain, El Macho. The name came first and everything else came after that. We loved the idea of this villain. Ken actually has a lot of Latino roots in his family, too.” FirstsIdeasCultureNamesHonestyGrewGrew UpRootsInspiredLatinVillainExposureLatinoPhoenixMacho Author:Cinco Paul
“But the world of Despicable Me is such a cartoony world. It is much more Looney Tunes than I would say the Pixar world or those movies. We can get away with a little more, although I know some people responded negatively to the Iron Maiden beat in the first movie where it looks like Edith.” PeopleKnowsWorldFirstsLooksLittlesBeatsTunesIronGet AwayMaidensDespicablePixarIron MaidenLooney Tunes Author:Cinco Paul
