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> [Well, what if we did this in the mind as opposed to the brain? So instead of blood vessels and dendrites, what if it was consciousness and dream production? And that would allow us to have characters that represent emotions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/well-what-if-we-did-this-in-the-mind-as-opposed-to-the-brain-so/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/pete-docter-7914_animation_well-what-if-we-did-this-in-the-mind-as_2626942.png)

## More by Pete Docter

> [Well, we try to - we definitely try to have a balance. And I think things have gotten a lot better at Pixar. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/well-we-try-to-we-definitely-try-to-have-a-balance-and-i-think-things/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [It's, like, you know, if you're sad, it's a way of connecting with other people. And we - a lot of times we sort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/it-s-like-you-know-if-you-re-sad-it-s-a-way-of-connecting-with-other/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [The drive of the story is sort of hinted at the beginning, is Joy and Sadness and those two characters. Especially Joy starting to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/the-drive-of-the-story-is-sort-of-hinted-at-the-beginning-is-joy-and/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [The way we work at Pixar is we write the script, but then we quickly move on into story reel, which is basically like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/the-way-we-work-at-pixar-is-we-write-the-script-but-then-we-quickly/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [In the end, passion and hard work beats out natural talent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/in-the-end-passion-and-hard-work-beats-out-natural-talent/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [People are funny -- they are able to project personality onto anything. I remember as a kid I spent a $ 5 bill once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/people-are-funny-they-are-able-to-project-personality-onto-anything-i/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [Little kids definitely have desires and jealousy. There are some emotions that don't show up at birth, but by three or four, they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/little-kids-definitely-have-desires-and-jealousy-there-are-some/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [I always feel like if you have a smaller crew, you can not only get to know the individual strengths of people more specifically,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/i-always-feel-like-if-you-have-a-smaller-crew-you-can-not-only-get-to/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> ['Toy Story' we found, sorta by accident, because we didn't know what we were doing, the idea of being replaced by somebody. Everybody has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/toy-story-we-found-sorta-by-accident-because-we-didn-t-know-what-we/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [It might have been introduced slowly over the course of the years as you recall this memory over and over. So that was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/it-might-have-been-introduced-slowly-over-the-course-of-the-years-as/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [And in part that's good but then, like any emotion - and this is something we learned from the research as well - there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/and-in-part-that-s-good-but-then-like-any-emotion-and-this-is/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [If you were feeling sad right now and you recall a sad - or, a very happy memory from the past, it will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/if-you-were-feeling-sad-right-now-and-you-recall-a-sad-or-a-very/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [Anger is about fairness. If it feels that you're getting ripped off or taken advantage of, that's when anger comes up. Sadness deals with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/anger-is-about-fairness-if-it-feels-that-you-re-getting-ripped-off-or/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [Yeah, to bring families together I need to go away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/yeah-to-bring-families-together-i-need-to-go-away/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

> [I like doing everything. That's why I came to Pixar, as opposed to Disney or any other studio - it's small. At the time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-docter/i-like-doing-everything-that-s-why-i-came-to-pixar-as-opposed-to/)

[Pete Docter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-docter/)

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