Mike [Mitchell] brought me on as co-director, and eventually we ended up sharing a brain. It was overwhelming initially when I was working with departments I hadn't had contact with before. — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
I was trying to foster a great working relationship between those two departments [design and the writing teams], because classically in animation the two don't get along. — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
If you hug someone for seven seconds, it gives you a chemical drop in your brain. — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
The number one thing is creating this world ["Trolls" ] - what the world is going to look like, feel like and what technology… — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
I had to sit in front of all these people, and act like I knew what I was doing. I faked my way through… — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
I've always loved that film ['The Three Caballeros'], and we were looking for a way to apply it to our own work, and 'Trolls'… — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
We'd all [with Mike Mitchell] been together at Dreamworks for over ten years, so we all had the same goals. — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
We actually talked about Adam Sandler during the creation of 'Trolls,' because he does know how to time jokes. — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
I loved the Disney films, and Sterling Holloway was one of their chief talents. He never had to put on a voice, and that's… — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
The Head of Story is defined differently for each film. But I found that the role for me was to support the director's vision,… — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
It was so complex [in "Trolls"] that the technical team had to build a new program. It was about rendering and manipulating that weird… — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
Mike [Mitchell] brought me on as co-director, and eventually we ended up sharing a brain. It was overwhelming initially when I was working with… — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
I was trying to foster a great working relationship between those two departments [design and the writing teams], because classically in animation the two… — Walt Dohrn Copy Share Image
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![“I've always loved that film ['The Three Caballeros'], and we were looking for a way to apply it to our own work, and 'Trolls' was it - psychedelic, musical and kinetic insanity.” quote by Walt Dohrn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2b8/walt-dohrn-33545_cinema_i-ve-always-loved-that-film-the-three-ca_743542.jpg)
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![“I loved the Disney films, and Sterling Holloway was one of their chief talents. He never had to put on a voice, and that's what Mike [Mitchell] and I encourage. I love the voices that have a unique texture, but it's their real voice.” quote by Walt Dohrn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/765/walt-dohrn-33545_chiefs_i-loved-the-disney-films-and-sterling-ho_1219686.jpg)
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