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# Peter Sohn

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Peter Sohn is an American filmmaker, animator, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known for his work at Pixar, including directing the short film Partly Cloudy (2009) and the feature films The Good Dinosaur (2015) and Elemental (2023), the latter of which was nominated for the Academy Aw

##  Quotes by Peter Sohn

> [I went to the archives to see what Dumbo work there was, not for current film, but just for my love of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sohn/i-went-to-the-archives-to-see-what-dumbo-work-there-was-not-for/)

Peter Sohn

[Animation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90a/peter-sohn-72633_animation_i-went-to-the-archives-to-see-what-dumbo_299709.jpg)

> [I grew up on Shane movie and my mother loves it and I've watched it hundreds of times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sohn/i-grew-up-on-shane-movie-and-my-mother-loves-it-and-i-ve-watched-it/)

Peter Sohn

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b1/peter-sohn-72633_grew_i-grew-up-on-shane-movie-and-my-mother-l_864552.jpg)

> [I love sight gags and broad stuff, but you can get to such a subtle degree, especially with CG animation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sohn/i-love-sight-gags-and-broad-stuff-but-you-can-get-to-such-a-subtle/)

Peter Sohn

[Animation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63e/peter-sohn-72633_animation_i-love-sight-gags-and-broad-stuff-but-yo_1657099.jpg)

> [ One of the first things was I made Arlo \[the Apatosaurus\] a younger character. And then when I was that age (around… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sohn/one-of-the-first-things-was-i-made-arlo-the-apatosaurus-a-younger/)

Peter Sohn

[Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f2/peter-sohn-72633_age_one-of-the-first-things-was-i-made-arlo_1956028.jpg)

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