Chris Meledandri Quotes
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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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I think that every enduring story that has expressions over multiple periods, that role of being the keeper of the integrity of the vision is a very important role.
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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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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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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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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.