Initially, when people asked us when 'Toy Story 2' was going to come out, we'd say, 'We have no interest in sequels.… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
When we made 'Toy Story,' we knew, even back then, that this was going to be the ugliest film we would ever… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
For 'Toy Story 3' to be recognized by the Academy as not only one of the best animated films of the year,… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
If we can tell a good story with characters audiences can care about, I'd like to think that prejudices can fall aside… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
People loved the first two 'Toy Story' films so much, and the last thing I wanted to do was make a disappointing… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
With the first 'Toy Story,' we didn't know what the hell we were doing. We'd never made a movie before, so we… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
The only reason we made 'Toy Story 2' is that we happened to come up with a storyline that was really good.… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
We hope 'Toy Story 3' looks amazing but still retains the character design of the first film. I like to think it… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
In the earliest days of Pixar, when we were making 'Toy Story' and 'A Bug's Life,' we all came together as a… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
I never wanted 'Toy Story 3' to feel like another sequel just grafted on. We all know that if you put 3… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
When we made 'Toy Story,' journalists were more interested in talking about the technique because it was so new and unknown, and… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
Live action movies are someone else's story. With animation, audiences can't think that. Their guards are down. — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
We got together as a group to come up with the idea for 'Toy Story 3' in the same cabin where we… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
I feel like my job as a storyteller and director is to create an experience where the audience forgets they're in a… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
When we were making 'Toy Story,' my grandmother was very ill, and she knew she was not going to make it. I… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
When I was around 12 or so, I saw 'The Shining.' I just remember that being a turning point for me, where… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
After we finished 'Toy Story 2,' we talked about going right into making 'Toy Story 3,' because we had an idea that… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
If you look at the beginning of children's entertainment in literature, the first books that were written for kids were cautionary tales. They were… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
At Pixar, I don't have to compromise at all. When I look at the finished "Toy Story 3," I don't sit and constantly think,… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
I grew up loving watching movies, and at a certain point, I started to become fascinated with making movies. Then I went to film… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
I had worked for a lot of directors whose work I didn't respect, and as I was editing material, I was thinking about how… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
Finding a good kid actor is like finding a needle in a massive haystack. — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
I love movies that are funny and scary and truly emotional all in one film, and I don't feel like I see movies like… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
People talk a lot about Pixar going off the rails. A lot of people are saying they aren't happy that we are making sequels.… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
I think the moment you try to make a movie for kids, you make garbage. — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
You can be stuck for two weeks on a problem, and then you get the right couple of people in a room, and in… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
I just ended up focusing on film editing as I was getting my career started. I'm very passionate about editing and will continue to… — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
My favorite film is 'The Shining,' mostly because it was the film that inspired me to become a filmmaker myself. — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
Every one of us at Pixar is worried that we're going to be the one to make the dud. — Lee Unkrich Copy Share Image
