“I knew that Weird Girl was going to be kind of amazing. The secret truth of Weird Girl is that I put her in there originally because I needed some way to set the boys' names.” WayKindGirlNamesSecretBoysNeededBe Kind Author:John August
“One of those strange things that happens in movies is that you need someone to actually say people's names, or else you have no idea who those kids are. This was a way for her to introduce who the important boys were in the story, but then it just was so funny that it became a centerpiece to it. When you look at the character design that Tim did for Weird Girl, and what Catherine [O'Hara] did with the voice, and it's gonna kill.” PeopleWayNeedsLooksImportantIdeasCharacterStoriesHappensKidsGirlNamesVoiceBoysDesignStrangeNo IdeaIntroducingStrange ThingsCenterpiecesCharacter Design Author:John August
“Like Frankenweenie is a story about a boy and his dog, Big Fish is the story of a father and his son, and all those conversations you can't have. It's universal, in a way that can go from one medium to another medium. That's been the funnest, figuring out what we can do in a Broadway show that's unique and special.” WayStoriesShowsBigsFatherCan DoBoysSpecialDogSonConversationUniqueUniversalFishesMediumsBroadwayBroadway ShowsBig Fish Author:John August
