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Ron Clements Biography

Animation Director

Ron Clements, born on April 25, 1953, is a renowned animation director. He is best known for his exceptional contributions to Disney animated films, particularly as the director of 'Aladdin' and 'Mulan'.

People World Ideas Stories Reading South Mythology Familiar Pacific Polynesia

Author:Ron Clements

“[John Musker] got me reading the mythology and we very early on we worked up a basic storyline centered around the character of Maui. He just seemed like a great character to kind of build a movie around. He's this mythic demi-god, bigger than life character. He pulled up islands with his magical fishhook. He slowed down the sun. He's Pan Pacific.”

Kind Character Reading Sun Bigger Mythology Islands Pacific Great Character Storyline Maui Bigger Than Life

Author:Ron Clements

“There are stories of Maui everywhere in the South Pacific. They're different. Different areas have different interpretations. But and so we [with John Musker] fashioned, that was kind of the inspiration and we came up with a very simple basic storyline, focusing on Maui.”

Kind Different Stories Inspiration Simple Areas South Interpretation Pacific Storyline Maui Different Interpretations

Author:Ron Clements

“Taika [Waititi] came up... We kind of had and we sort of named this girl Moana, named after the ocean. And we had a very, a visual outline of the story. And we heard about Taika from people in the South Pacific that we talked to.”

People Kind Stories Girl Heard Ocean South Visuals Outlines Pacific This Girl

Author:Ron Clements

“We really wanted someone from the culture to sort of do that. And we heard about Taika [Waititi]. We saw his movie Boy, which that he had directed and written and which was great. We read another one of his scripts that was great. And we brought him in, showed him what we were doing. He really liked the idea.”

Ideas Wanted Culture Boys Saws Written Heard Scripts Wanted Someone

Author:Ron Clements

“I have basset hounds. I have four now, I've had more in the past, and I relate to them because physically we're similar, in that they have very short legs and kind of long torsos, and I do as well.”

Wells Kind Long Past Four Legs Relate Hounds Torso

Author:Ron Clements

About the Author

Born: April 25, 1953
Known for: Animation Director
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