25 Quotes by Chris Wedge

What made ‘Ice Age’ work is that it had its shiny candy coatings, but inside was a soft, creamy center.

Someday, I’d like to sit down with a small group of people, in a relaxed environment, and make a film that feels more independent. That way we can be a little more free in terms of storytelling and subject.

I grew up watching classic animation, and I have always felt that the roots of animation is in fantasy and taking it in places that you can’t go, any other way.

If anything, it’s a little intimidating because there’s usually a lot of brilliant work and a lot of brilliant ideas out there that you wish you had thought of, or that you just admire for the originality of it or the difference from what you’ve been thinking of.

For me, part of the fascination with making animation is you go to a place; it’s a complete immersion in someone else’s fantasy.

Animation has always been about technology. You can’t have animation without technology.

You win the Oscar, you get to go into just about anybody’s office for a month. I had a lot of meetings.