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> [Usually, people begin with very clear ideas of good movies, they begin with clear ideas about their characters, and then, as they do sequels, they seem to forget the characters more and more, and try to out-spectacle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/usually-people-begin-with-very-clear-ideas-of-good-movies-they-begin/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

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## More by Brad Bird

> [Oh yeah, I'm still employed at Pixar and I love it here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/oh-yeah-i-m-still-employed-at-pixar-and-i-love-it-here/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [You're buying for the benefit of the cottage experience at a fraction of the price.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/you-re-buying-for-the-benefit-of-the-cottage-experience-at-a-fraction/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [“In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/in-many-ways-the-work-of-a-critic-is-easy-we-risk-very-little-yet/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [To make something really great and different and interesting means taking risks and following these ideas in your head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/to-make-something-really-great-and-different-and-interesting-means/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [Usually, people begin with very clear ideas of good movies, they begin with clear ideas about their characters, and then, as they do sequels,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/usually-people-begin-with-very-clear-ideas-of-good-movies-they-begin/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [I have three kids and a wife, and any moments that aren't dedicated to working on this film in some way, or family, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/i-have-three-kids-and-a-wife-and-any-moments-that-aren-t-dedicated-to/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [You hope any film finds its audience and makes enough money that you get to make another one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/you-hope-any-film-finds-its-audience-and-makes-enough-money-that-you/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [And it's not only films, I'm pretty unaware of anything that's going on in popular culture right now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/and-it-s-not-only-films-i-m-pretty-unaware-of-anything-that-s-going/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [I think the industry tends to like to think in the narrow sort of mindset of a businessman, and businessman absolutes, and movies really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/i-think-the-industry-tends-to-like-to-think-in-the-narrow-sort-of/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [There are a million logical reasons to not make a film, and I think if you get focused on all the critics or money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/there-are-a-million-logical-reasons-to-not-make-a-film-and-i-think-if/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [I love the house in 'North by Northwest.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/i-love-the-house-in-north-by-northwest/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [I've storyboarded for things other people have shot. So thinking in shots and orchestrating shots is not foreign to me at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/i-ve-storyboarded-for-things-other-people-have-shot-so-thinking-in/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [I never heard one word in Pixar about, 'Will kids get this?' I don't think it's important that they get everything. I think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/i-never-heard-one-word-in-pixar-about-will-kids-get-this-i-don-t/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [If there are similarities, it's simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I'd be astonished if anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/if-there-are-similarities-it-s-simply-because-the-same-thoughts-that/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

> [I have three boys. Sometimes my wife and I really have to battle to keep video games from encroaching.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-bird/i-have-three-boys-sometimes-my-wife-and-i-really-have-to-battle-to/)

[Brad Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-bird/)

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