Chris Meledandri Quotes
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What I worry about the most is the competition for young eyeballs. We have so many other competing forms of media. I don't take any audience members for granted.
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Embrace risk. The driving force behind our economic model at Illumination Mac Guff is designed to preserve the opportunity to take risk. Subvert the expectation of the audience. Surprise them with unexpected choices.
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My faith in my filmmaking changed on the heels of 'Titan.' It allowed me to pursue things that I previously would have questioned.
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I don't fly by the seat of my pants. I set strategies, and then I pursue those in unrelenting fashion.
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Owning pets is as close to a universal phenomenon as, I think, anything.
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A favorite film? The first 'Ice Age' and the first 'Despicable Me.' They're the films that have introduced me to characters that I still feel extremely bonded with.
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There's no deadline that a movie has to be made by. We have to believe that we have served the responsibility, however long it takes us to get to that point.
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Children succeed when grown-ups care about them.