Lee Unkrich

I didn't want to be the guy who screwed up 'Toy Story.'

— Lee Unkrich

Pixar is filled with people who don't get rid of their toys.

— Lee Unkrich

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

I think the moment you try to make something for kids, you are making something really cruddy that even kids don't want…

— Lee Unkrich

When we made 'Toy Story,' we knew, even back then, that this was going to be the ugliest film we would ever…

— Lee Unkrich

Going through the Chagrin Falls school system, I always thought I was going off to art school.

— Lee Unkrich

I ended up being exposed to cinema that a lot of other kids wouldn't have been exposed to.

— Lee Unkrich

If you ask any of us which movie we were making when one of our kids was born, we'll be able to…

— Lee Unkrich

I know I'm going to send my three kids off to college someday. I know my parents will pass away someday. It's…

— Lee Unkrich

'Coco' is shaping up to be one of the most beautiful films we've made.

— Lee Unkrich

I did direct quite a bit when I was in school, and I directed some television afterwards.

— Lee Unkrich

People loved the first two 'Toy Story' films so much, and the last thing I wanted to do was make a disappointing…

— Lee Unkrich

The question I get more than any other is, 'What does it mean to direct an animated film?' And the reality is…

— Lee Unkrich

I was disappointed that 'Tangled' didn't get nominated for Best Animated Film.

— Lee Unkrich

I'd like to drill in a little more detail into one aspect of cutting which is particularly close to me and that's…

— Lee Unkrich

When people think of Mexican music, they most often think of mariachi, and that, of course, is one part.

— Lee Unkrich

It is shocking how much a day-care center is like a prison. They both have security cameras with walled exercise yards. Prisons…

— Lee Unkrich

It's a strange business, and unfortunately, what we do in animation is a mystery, especially the directors.

— Lee Unkrich

Everyone looks at our films and thinks that we are somehow able to make movie after movie that does well and is…

— Lee Unkrich

If you're working on something and it's not coming together, it's easy to say, "I don't want to show this, until I've…

— Lee Unkrich

When we were making 'Toy Story,' my grandmother was very ill, and she knew she was not going to make it. I…

— Lee Unkrich

If you try to target a movie at kids, you end up with something that makes parents take a nap.

— Lee Unkrich

Whether I'm directing live action or animation, my responsibility is the same. I have an audience sitting in a theater with their…

— Lee Unkrich

I really personalized the pressure to make a good 'Toy Story' film. It made me physically sick at the beginning. Literally, I…

— Lee Unkrich

The walls between live-action and animation are becoming really porous, and it's interesting.

— Lee Unkrich