Andrew Stanton Quotes

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• I've always been shocked and waiting-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop that a girl would ever talk to me, let alone want to marry me. They always seem to hold…
• Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.
• The greatest story commandment is: Make me care.
• Change is fundamental in story. If things go static, stories die.
• Don't give [the audience] four; give them two plus two.
• A major threshold is passed when you mature enough to acknowledge what drives you, and to take the wheel and steer it.
• I almost feel like it’s an obligation to not further the status quo if you become somebody with influence and exposure.
• I never think about the audience. If someone gives me a marketing report, I throw it away.
• A strong theme is always running through a well-told story,
• The best stories infuse wonder,
• Frankly, there isn't anyone you couldn't learn to love once you've heard their story.
• Use what you know. Draw from it. It doesnt always mean plot or fact. It means capturing a truth from your experiencing it, expressing values…
• I almost feel like its an obligation to not further the status quo if you become somebody with influence and exposure. I dont want to…
• If you want someone’s attention, whisper.
• We all fall into our habits, our routines, our ruts. They're used quite often, consciously or unconsciously, to avoid living, to avoid doing the messy…
• John [Lasseter] always said that he was Andy, and Joe [Ranft] and I were Sid, and I think that's true.
• I'm twice as funny, I'm twice as smart, I'm twice as whatever when I'm around other people that challenge me.
• I'm a family man, I have kids, and I go to the movies. And I'm just going to make the kind of movie I want…
• Well, executive producer can mean anything in the world of Hollywood, sadly. It can be a bought title in many instances.
• I had never touched a computer in my life before I came to Pixar.

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