“I was a cartoonist when I was at university, but I decided to go into movie making knowing that I could still draw by doing movies, design work, story boards, and such.”
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The studios don't finance anymore, they get outside funds.
I was from such a large family that when I first met my wife, I told her: 'You can go work outside of the house and I'll stay home and continue making my cartoon strips. Maybe I'll make some commercials nearby, you know I'll do anything locally, but I would love to just stay at home and raise the kids like I did when I was growing up.'
Everyone applauds each other's success in Hollywood because they know how tough it is, but it really comes down fundamentally to the process.
I do like strong women in my movies. I have five sisters, so I've just grown up with that model.