“Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me as it does for all who truly believe.” BelieveDoeStillsRingsBellsPolar Express Book:The Polar Express Source: The Polar Express
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!” WaySingingSpreadBest WayChristmasLoudCheerBuddyChristmas HolidayFestiveChristmas CardChristmas CheerHoliday SpiritMeaningful ChristmasMemorable ChristmasHoliday CheerPolar Express Author:Will Ferrell
“The Polar Express began with the idea of a train standing alone in the woods. I asked myself, What if a boy gets on that train? Where does he go?” IfsDoeIdeasBoysStandingTrainWoodsWhat IfStanding AlonePolar Express Author:Chris Van Allsburg
“At the heart of every really good Christmas movie is the threat, I suppose, to Christmas. Something is wrong with Christmas, in all of these movies. In 'The Polar Express,' there's a kid that doesn't really believe, and that's the threat to Christmas. In 'Santa Claus: The Movie,' jealousy and greed are threatening to overrun his Christmas.” BelieveHeartKidsThreatGreedThreateningSantaSanta ClausPolar Express Author:James McAvoy
“At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe.” YearsBelieveDoeStillsFoundSoundSweetMy FriendsSilentRingsChristmasLife ChangingOne TimeBellsPolar Express Book:The Polar Express Source: The Polar Express
“The Polar Express was the easiest of my picture book manuscripts to write... Once I realized the train was going to the North Pole, finding the story seemed less like a creative effort than an act of recollection. I felt, like the storys narrator, that I was remembering something, not making it up.” WritingBookStoriesRememberFeltEffortCreativeFindingsTrainI RealizedRecollectionManuscriptsPicture BooksNarratorsNorth PolePolar Express Author:Chris Van Allsburg
“Polar Express is not an attempt to do animation. It is a technology-based film.” FilmTechnologyAnimationPolar Express Author:Leonard Maltin
“The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older.” WorldKindChildrenHappensDesireGrowsImaginationMagicDisappearPower Of ImaginationPolar Express Author:Chris Van Allsburg