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> [If you are not breaking rules and you are not taking risks, you are not going to end up with movies where there is discovery... and, to me, that is the magic of going into the cinema.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/if-you-are-not-breaking-rules-and-you-are-not-taking-risks-you-are/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

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## More by Chris Meledandri

> [Absolutely, you rise and fall based on your creative team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/absolutely-you-rise-and-fall-based-on-your-creative-team/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [This phenomenon with Betty White is so wonderfully amazing. In a world where ageism runs rampant, out of left field, all of a sudden,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/this-phenomenon-with-betty-white-is-so-wonderfully-amazing-in-a-world/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [I have been very fortunate since 'Ice Age' to make movies that somehow charm audiences. I think that the key to it for me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/i-have-been-very-fortunate-since-ice-age-to-make-movies-that-somehow/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [Embrace risk. The driving force behind our economic model at Illumination Mac Guff is designed to preserve the opportunity to take risk. Subvert the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/embrace-risk-the-driving-force-behind-our-economic-model-at/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [If you are not breaking rules and you are not taking risks, you are not going to end up with movies where there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/if-you-are-not-breaking-rules-and-you-are-not-taking-risks-you-are/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [Ted Geisel was trying to make a statement about awareness and personal responsibility. He was very clear about that. But the ideas and themes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/ted-geisel-was-trying-to-make-a-statement-about-awareness-and/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [My faith in my filmmaking changed on the heels of 'Titan.' It allowed me to pursue things that I previously would have questioned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/my-faith-in-my-filmmaking-changed-on-the-heels-of-titan-it-allowed-me/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [I was pulled out of school for every moratorium day and every rally for a left-wing candidate... from Ed Koch in his heyday to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/i-was-pulled-out-of-school-for-every-moratorium-day-and-every-rally/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [You have to love Dr. Seuss to take on the responsibility of conveying his work in animation or any medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/you-have-to-love-dr-seuss-to-take-on-the-responsibility-of-conveying/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [Owning pets is as close to a universal phenomenon as, I think, anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/owning-pets-is-as-close-to-a-universal-phenomenon-as-i-think-anything/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [I have to understand how we are going to market the movie. We view marketing as an extension of content creation... Every time a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/i-have-to-understand-how-we-are-going-to-market-the-movie-we-view/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [What I worry about the most is the competition for young eyeballs. We have so many other competing forms of media. I don't take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/what-i-worry-about-the-most-is-the-competition-for-young-eyeballs-we/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [My early experiences in animation taught me that following someone else is not a great idea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/my-early-experiences-in-animation-taught-me-that-following-someone/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [We start with strong characters and build the movie from there. That not to say we don't struggle with story - that's the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/we-start-with-strong-characters-and-build-the-movie-from-there-that/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

> [Children succeed when grown-ups care about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-meledandri/children-succeed-when-grown-ups-care-about-them/)

[Chris Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-meledandri/)

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