94 Quotes by Brad Bird

For me, I try as much as possible to just think about being in the movie theatre, having the lights dim, and what would I want to see on the screen. That puts me in the frame of mind that made me want to be in the movie business to begin with.

I've storyboarded for things other people have shot. So thinking in shots and orchestrating shots is not foreign to me at all.

I think we kind of changed how people did humans in CG animation after. If you look at films before 'Incredibles,' they tended to be photorealistic in a clunky and ugly way, with pores in their skin and too many eyelashes. It's kind of disturbing. And since, the designs have gotten a lot more playful in a lot of people's films, not just ours.

I love the house in 'North by Northwest.'

History is rife with stories of directors who got so obsessed that their films went massively over budget - out of control.

I think that children are very smart.

Making a movie is like you're behind the wheel, and you're driving through the obstacle course, and the pedal is down, and you can't brake.

I always noticed that in art school, that grief was considered more profound than happiness. But why?

It's easier to sit and watch TV than it is to get up and read a book.