“Well, we try to - we definitely try to have a balance. And I think things have gotten a lot better at Pixar. When we did "Toy Story," that was an all hands on deck situation that really was time intensive.” ThinkingTryingWellsStoriesHandsSituationBalanceToysDeckPixar Author:Pete Docter
“We've tried to regulate things so that you at least get to go home at night and not have to pull all-nighters and see them on weekends and things. So, you know, like everything in life, it's a balance.” KnowsHomeNightBalanceWeekendAll Nighters Author:Pete Docter
“Well, the film initially - we had decided to pair joy with fear because I don't know about you - for me fear was a major motivator in junior high. So we thought there's probably some good stuff there... As the film went on, we had developed all these great scenes that were really funny, but in the third act, it wasn't adding up to anything.” KnowsWellsFilmJoyStuffSceneMajorsDecidedThirdsPairsJuniorsJunior High Author:Pete Docter
“Being independent gives me freedom to creatively be great. Standing on your own doesn't always get major exposure or support, but because I make music from a pure place, I am more so excited and relieved that it actually gets out into the universe.” GivingUniverseSupportPureMajorsStandingGive MeIndependentExcitedExposureRelieved Author:Mya
“I knew that there was an upcoming screening where not only were we going to show it to everybody else at the studio, we also needed to move into production... And yet I was sitting there in editorial going this is not working. I'm a failure.” ShowsMovingNeededSittingProductionsStudiosEditorialsScreening Author:Pete Docter
“I mean, I've - these other films were flukes. I don't know what I'm doing. I should just quit. What would I miss? I'd miss my house and I'd miss going to work. But I think the thing that I realized I would miss most is probably similar to everybody, which is your friends.” ThinkingKnowsShouldMeanFilmHouseMissingQuittingGoing To WorkFlukes Author:Pete Docter
“And it sort of hit me that the very subject matter of the film that I'm dealing with is the key to the most important thing in our lives, and that's our relationships. And so we had done all this research showing the job of each individual emotion, you know, fear keeps you safe. It deals with uncertainty.” KnowsImportantMatterDoneJobsFilmIndividualDealsEmotionOur LivesSubjectsKeysSafeResearchImportant ThingsUncertaintyOur RelationshipSubject Matter Author:Pete Docter
“Anger is about fairness. If it feels that you're getting ripped off or taken advantage of, that's when anger comes up. Sadness deals with loss. And I suddenly had this new revelation - it felt like to me - that those are all true, but the real, deeper reason we have emotions is to connect us together. And that felt big to me.” IfsFeelsRealReasonBigsTogetherFeltLossDealsEmotionTakenSadnessAdvantageCome UpDeeperRevelationsFairnessRippedTaken Advantage Author:Pete Docter
“My favorite track from the album Independent is Hold On. Everyone at some point fights battles or has struggles, and in moments of doubt or defeat, this is the song coming from a place of never giving up. It makes me think of the angel on the shoulder voicing understanding but guiding you in the right direction to take you out of that dark place.” ThinkingGivingMomentsSongFightingUnderstandingDarkStruggleDoubtBattleGiving UpAngelIndependentDefeatMy FavoriteTrackAlbumsShouldersNever Giving UpRight DirectionDark Places Author:Mya
“And in part that's good but then, like any emotion - and this is something we learned from the research as well - there are positive and negative aspects to all of these.” WellsEmotionResearchNegativeAspect Author:Pete Docter