It's not fair to use movies that weren't creatively successful as a reason why something won't work. — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
When you listen to the music in this film [Despicable Me], it's working on the level of melody, but the other key… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
Tone is an interesting question because part of the inspiration of looking to song is that Geisel himself - when you think… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
Absolutely, you rise and fall based on your creative team. I have continuity across different films that I've done. I was even… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
You have to start with the notion that you pick the actor who's going to embody the role, the best person that… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
It is incredibly daunting to take on a live-action story. I think that it adds a level of complexity to the responsibility… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
Where I think that 3D will fall apart is going to be as audiences now get treated to incredibly artistic utilizations of… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
I think that it's important for a film that's in 3D that the filmmakers create the movie from a staging and scene… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
Being branded to some subset of your fans is important when it comes to creating films and characters they're not familiar with.… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
There are countless times where you're trying to channel somebody who's not there, but that's what you have to do. But Audrey… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
There will be increasing temptation to watch movies where you want to when you want to, and so I'm very focused on… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share Image
Absolutely, you rise and fall based on your creative team. I have continuity across different films that I've done. I was even fortunate enough… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
What I find in a creative company is while there is a desire to build a management foundation that can feel clear and consistent,… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
It's not fair to use movies that weren't creatively successful as a reason why something won't work. — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
Songs give you incredible opportunity to convey a tremendous amount in a relatively short period of time. The first thing that John Powell, our… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
We have a process that continually looks back to him for guidance, but it also combines that with a tremendous amount of discovery and… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
What I've found is there is no barometer that allows you to chart when you're oversaturating a desire. You're left really trying to respond… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
Why did Ted Geisel end up writing and illustrating for young minds? He has specific imagery in the book, and we never would have… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
I've carried on, in that same tradition, with my kids. Aside from just his brilliance, in my estimation, I think he had one of… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
No matter what happens with technology or whether you're in traditional animation or stop-motion or CG, the biggest challenge always is story. The flow… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
Being branded to some subset of your fans is important when it comes to creating films and characters they're not familiar with. It's enormously… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
Tone is an interesting question because part of the inspiration of looking to song is that Geisel himself - when you think about his… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
Anytime you adapt work of somebody who you respect, as much as I respect him, it's an enormous responsibility. In honoring that responsibility, what… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
The idea right now - and it may evolve - would be a live-action movie where some of his characters would be animated. To… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
When you take that to the next level of guiding a group of filmmakers to actually depict him, it's even more challenging. The one… — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
Everybody has a wicked side, whether they are six or sixty, and yet so often storytelling draws a sharp line between good and evil. — Christopher Meledandri Copy Share
![“When you listen to the music in this film [Despicable Me], it's working on the level of melody, but the other key element is lyrics. There are a number of songs in the film where the lyrics themselves are very much speaking to the essence of what Ted Geisel was setting out to do.” quote by Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/f79/christopher-meledandri-23909_despicable_when-you-listen-to-the-music-in-this-fil_2588398.jpg)
