79 Quotes by Andrew Stanton

A strong theme is always running through a well-told story,

There's nothing that you like in this world that wasn't influenced by a bunch of key things; nothing came completely clean out of a vacuum.

Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.

That's what great art does - it inspires other artists to do great art, and that's what it should do.

Don't give [the audience] four; give them two plus two.

Use what you know. Draw from it. It doesnt always mean plot or fact. It means capturing a truth from your experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel deep down in your core.

The greatest story commandment is: Make me care.

You end up using your own instincts. You end up having the guts to do what you should have done all along. After a while, we needed to give (the movie) back our voice. We went too far in listening to every single thing (Disney) told us to do.

A lot of studios talk about a 12-to-1 ratio -- they come in with 12 ideas and one of them makes it,