Candor is the key to collaborating effectively. Lack of candor leads to dysfunctional environments.

A hallmark of a healthy creative culture is that its people feel free to share ideas, opinions, and criticisms. Our decision-making is better when we draw on the collective knowledge and unvarnished opinions of the group.

Every Pixar movie has its own rules that viewers have to accept, understand, and enjoy understanding. The voices of the toys in the 'Toy Story' films, for example, are never audible to humans.

We have to evolve, we have to change, and in order to do that, we have to initiate the change.

The skill of a good creative leader is being comfortable with blowing up an idea and knowing it will get better.

When it comes to producing breakthroughs, both technological and artistic, Pixar's track record is unique. In the early 1990s, we were known as the leading technological pioneer in the field of computer animation.

Creativity has to start somewhere, and we are true believers in the power of bracing, candid feedback, and the iterative process - reworking, reworking, and reworking again until a flawed story finds its through line or a hollow character finds its soul.

Encourage people to mingle, meet, and communicate.

It is not the manager's job to prevent risks. It is the manager's job to make it safe to take them.