I never heard one word in Pixar about, 'Will kids get this?' I don't think it's important that they get everything. I think that it's important that they get engaged, interested.
Interpretation
Engagement and interest are more critical than a complete understanding of content, especially in children's media.
In this quote, Brad Bird emphasizes the importance of engaging children through storytelling and creativity rather than focusing solely on whether they understand every detail. He believes that fostering interest and curiosity is essential for learning and enjoying experiences, particularly in the context of filmmaking for younger audiences.
In practice
This quote can be used in a discussion about educational methods in classrooms.
For me, I try as much as possible to just think about being in the movie theatre, having the lights dim, and what would I want to see on the screen. That puts me in the frame of mind that made me want to be in the movie business to begin with.
Animation is about creating the illusion of life. And you can't create it if you don't have one.
We are told there is not enough money for education, but somehow there is enough money for people to raise billions of dollars to defeat somebody in an election? Oh! Okay! Does that make sense?
I do feel, in my dreamings and yearnings, so undiscovered by those who are able to help me.
Reading and life are not separate but symbiotic. And for this serious task of imaginative discovery and self-discovery, there is and remains one perfect symbol: the printed book.
Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.
He who refuses to learn deserves extinction.
I feel it is now my duty to speak to young women, to encourage them to have careers and, particularly, careers in science.
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