“Michelle Obama, and any woman behind an influential man, has always been there.” Quote by Pauletta Pearson Washington
“As you climb, you grow deeper in the foundation, so it makes our foundation deeper.” GrowsFoundationDeeperClimbs Author:Pauletta Pearson Washington
“I'm limited as a human being, and when you look at certain situations, it's very bleak. Or at least it appears that way, but then I seek spiritual counseling. My inner circle of people are like-minded, so we strengthen each other.” PeopleWayHumansLooksSpiritualCertainHuman BeingsSituationCirclesBleakCounseling Author:Pauletta Pearson Washington
“We need writers, we need to tell stories that include minority people, and then we won't have this discussion about Oscar so white.” PeopleNeedsStoriesWhiteDiscussionMinoritiesOscars Author:Pauletta Pearson Washington
“I am very proud of my husband, both behind the camera and in front of the camera.” BehindsFrontsProudHusbandCamerasMy Husband Author:Pauletta Pearson Washington
“I mean, we were hearing music all the way through the islands. You know, we, when we visit the islands, of course since the islands have been churches have come down, there's a church every two blocks. And so there's music in all these different denominations. So we said, music's gotta play a big part of this movie [Maona] to really capture the culture.” KnowsWayMeanHas BeensSaidTwoDifferentPlayBigsCultureCoursesChurchHearingBlockIslandsCaptureDenominationsHearing Music Author:John Musker
“We wanted a musical number that would capture the exhilaration of being out on a boat as they were and sailing with the stars and all that. So that's the origin of We Know the Way. From very early on we said, for an audience that doesn't know this, what we need a song that can really have the kind of sweep and the, you know, pull you in. So that was early on, we conceived of like that should be a musical moment [in Maona].” KnowsWayNeedsShouldKindSaidMomentsWantedSongStarsNumbersAudienceMusicalBoatCaptureSailingExhilaration Author:John Musker
“We've always liked music in movies, you know, just 'cause it helps tell the story. It can be emotional. It can be funny. It can be so many different things. And it just and it gives you variety from and again, there's a certain stylization that happens with music. Animation and music seem to go together well.” KnowsGivingWellsDifferentHelpingStoriesSeemsHappensTogetherCertainCausesEmotionalVarietyDifferent ThingsAnimation Author:John Musker
“I loved Road Warrior the first time. I saw The Road Warrior before I saw Mad Max, you know, I saw it in reverse order. And so I was, I've always been a fan of George Miller. This sequence I think got storyboarded after Fury Road came out I think as I recall. So I think, you know, we were inspired [making Maora].” ThinkingKnowsFirstsOrderSawsFansFirst TimeMadInspiredWarriorRecallsReverseSequenceFuryMaxMad Max Author:John Musker
“It's Axelle's [ Carolyn] concept and she's the one who got the ball rolling. She told a few of us about it, and I brought in Epic Pictures and got it financed.” ConceptsBallsRollingEpic Author:Mike Mendez
“It's been Axelle's [Carolyn] and my burden to bear, for better or worse. A very fun burden to bear.” FunBearsBurden Author:Mike Mendez