Facts about Brad Bird

Occup.Cartoonist
FromUSA
BornSeptember 11, 1957
Age66 years

Summary

Brad Bird is a famous Cartoonist from USA, he/she is 66 years old and still alive, born September 11, 1957.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac virgo, who is known for Analyzing, Practical, Reflective, Observation, Thoughtful. Our collection contains 24 quotes who is written / told by Brad.

24 Famous quotes by Brad Bird

Small: And its not only films, Im pretty unaware of anything thats going on in popular culture right now
"And it's not only films, I'm pretty unaware of anything that's going on in popular culture right now"
Small: Ten-year-old boys move differently than middle-aged women, who move differently than athletic guys, who
"Ten-year-old boys move differently than middle-aged women, who move differently than athletic guys, who move differently than government bureaucrats"
Small: If you move something 10 pounds through space and then stop suddenly, theres a little overshoot.
"If you move something 10 pounds through space and then stop suddenly, there's a little overshoot. When you transfer weight from one leg to another, there's a certain way that it happens"
Small: Well whats funny is, again, people say they believed what was going on, but again, Bobs hands are about
"Well what's funny is, again, people say they believed what was going on, but again, Bob's hands are about three times bigger than his feet. So these are very caricatured"
Small: If there are similarities, its simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occu
"If there are similarities, it's simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people also occurred to me. I'd be astonished if anyone could come up with any truly original powers that were at all interesting any more"
Small: I think if you have a really big, heavy person, theres a feeling of an invisible puppeteer jerking them
"I think if you have a really big, heavy person, there's a feeling of an invisible puppeteer jerking them around in space. They don't feel like they are moving themselves"
Small: I got my heroes secondhand, from television and movies, to a certain extent
"I got my heroes secondhand, from television and movies, to a certain extent"
Small: I had about the biggest, longest wish list anyone could have, and 99 percent of what I wanted to get on
"I had about the biggest, longest wish list anyone could have, and 99 percent of what I wanted to get on the screen we got on the screen within our schedule and within our budget and within our resources"
Small: Animation is about creating the illusion of life. And you cant create it if you dont have one
"Animation is about creating the illusion of life. And you can't create it if you don't have one"
Small: Oh yeah, Im still employed at Pixar and I love it here
"Oh yeah, I'm still employed at Pixar and I love it here"
Small: If you look at a lot of animated movies, they dont pay attention to how things move through space
"If you look at a lot of animated movies, they don't pay attention to how things move through space"
Small: Im definitely a centrist and feel like both parties can be absurd
"I'm definitely a centrist and feel like both parties can be absurd"
Small: I was not a big comic-book reader
"I was not a big comic-book reader"
Small: I think its the most extraordinary studio around. I would love to do my next project with Pixar
"I think it's the most extraordinary studio around. I would love to do my next project with Pixar"
Small: But I dont just see the movie when I see the movie, I see all the great people who worked on it and all
"But I don't just see the movie when I see the movie, I see all the great people who worked on it and all their hard work, because they could not have worked any harder"
Small: Thats not the part of the story that Im interested in, anyway. The part that Im interested in is all th
"That's not the part of the story that I'm interested in, anyway. The part that I'm interested in is all the personal stuff. I tried to base the powers on family archetypes"
Small: Look, I think if you talk down to a kid or aim specifically at a kid, most kids arent gonna like it, re
"Look, I think if you talk down to a kid or aim specifically at a kid, most kids aren't gonna like it, really, because most kids can feel when you are being patronizing"
Small: I have three kids and a wife, and any moments that arent dedicated to working on this film in some way,
"I have three kids and a wife, and any moments that aren't dedicated to working on this film in some way, or family, are immediately reserved for sleep"
Small: Without naming names, I think other movies look more realistic but they feel less real
"Without naming names, I think other movies look more realistic but they feel less real"
Small: Well Im still working on The Incredibles. So Im going to take a little time off. Ive got a couple of tr
"Well I'm still working on The Incredibles. So I'm going to take a little time off. I've got a couple of tricks up my sleeve. I'm not ready to talk about them yet, but expect the unexpected"
Small: We make films that we ourselves would want to see and then hope that other people would want to see it.
"We make films that we ourselves would want to see and then hope that other people would want to see it. If you try to analyze audiences or think there's some sophisticated recipe for success, then I think you are doomed. You're making it too complicated"
Small: My kids love anime, but I dont show them the really graphic stuff
"My kids love anime, but I don't show them the really graphic stuff"
Small: Look, its a mainstream animated movie, and how often are those considered thought provoking? Its meant
"Look, it's a mainstream animated movie, and how often are those considered thought provoking? It's meant to be a great time at the theater, but it's also designed to work on more than one level"
Small: Every time I started going in the direction of thinking how it might turn out, I started to just turn m
"Every time I started going in the direction of thinking how it might turn out, I started to just turn my brain around and not go there, because I think the surest way to guarantee that you won't win is to assume that you will"