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> [It's not fair to use movies that weren't creatively successful as a reason why something won't work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/it-s-not-fair-to-use-movies-that-weren-t-creatively-successful-as-a/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

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## More by Christopher Meledandri

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/absolutely-you-rise-and-fall-based-on-your-creative-team-i-have/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [What I find in a creative company is while there is a desire to build a management foundation that can feel clear and consistent,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/what-i-find-in-a-creative-company-is-while-there-is-a-desire-to-build/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [It's not fair to use movies that weren't creatively successful as a reason why something won't work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/it-s-not-fair-to-use-movies-that-weren-t-creatively-successful-as-a/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [Songs give you incredible opportunity to convey a tremendous amount in a relatively short period of time. The first thing that John Powell, our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/songs-give-you-incredible-opportunity-to-convey-a-tremendous-amount/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [We have a process that continually looks back to him for guidance, but it also combines that with a tremendous amount of discovery and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/we-have-a-process-that-continually-looks-back-to-him-for-guidance-but/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/what-i-ve-found-is-there-is-no-barometer-that-allows-you-to-chart/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [Why did Ted Geisel end up writing and illustrating for young minds? He has specific imagery in the book, and we never would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/why-did-ted-geisel-end-up-writing-and-illustrating-for-young-minds-he/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/i-ve-carried-on-in-that-same-tradition-with-my-kids-aside-from-just/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/no-matter-what-happens-with-technology-or-whether-you-re-in/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/being-branded-to-some-subset-of-your-fans-is-important-when-it-comes/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [Tone is an interesting question because part of the inspiration of looking to song is that Geisel himself - when you think about his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/tone-is-an-interesting-question-because-part-of-the-inspiration-of/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/anytime-you-adapt-work-of-somebody-who-you-respect-as-much-as-i/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [The idea right now - and it may evolve - would be a live-action movie where some of his characters would be animated. To…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/the-idea-right-now-and-it-may-evolve-would-be-a-live-action-movie/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/when-you-take-that-to-the-next-level-of-guiding-a-group-of-filmmakers/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

> [Everybody has a wicked side, whether they are six or sixty, and yet so often storytelling draws a sharp line between good and evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-meledandri/everybody-has-a-wicked-side-whether-they-are-six-or-sixty-and-yet-so/)

[Christopher Meledandri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-meledandri/)

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