All of everything we've ever done has been riding ... -Christopher Miller

All of everything we've ever done has been riding on low expectations. 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,' a terrible idea. Doing '21 Jump Street' as a movie is a terrible idea. 'The Lego Movie' sounds like a terrible idea.

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American filmmaker and animator, known for co-directing movies like "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" and "The Lego Movie."

Christopher Miller Quotes to Explore

I like superhero films, and I love Star Wars movies, but I want to make sure there's a wide diaspora of films getting made....
Movies are not about a person; they're about a relationship. All of them are about a relationship....
Just from a psychological standpoint, it's really helpful having films with a joyful message and positivity, so we try to do that with all our movies,...
All of everything we've ever done has been riding on low expectations. 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,' a terrible idea. Doing '21 Jump Street' as...
That was the political reality of 1987: Saxophones made you cool. That's real! That really happened in our society!...
What's really cool about LEGOs is that you can put a bunch of bricks on the table, and everybody will make something different. Everyone has different...
There's some central relationship in every movie, and that's what stories are....
Low expectations is the key to happiness in life....
We certainly had our share of failures early on and worked on a bunch of canceled sitcoms, which were very helpful in learning....

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I think a lot of times, when people who get a chance to meet me and be around me, they understand that I'm not the person that the media make me out t...
I work out every day. My friends say that I became an actress by chance; I should have become a gym trainer. I am the most grumpiest and irritable per...
When I was growing up, I felt like no one gave Canadians a chance. And now that they see we have quality in Canada and it's amazing to see....
Nighttime, in a nanosecond, asleep by 10:30. No chance I'll get through the day without two naps. Before noon, around 11 A.M. I catch 30 minutes. Livi...
There are a lot of guys who play in the NBA. There aren't a lot of guys who have a chance to win a gold medal, too....
The Cubs gave me a chance to play. They signed me as a free agent and brought me to the Major Leagues. The first day I walked into Wrigley Field was o...
Some people start modeling because they want to be models and they want the parties and the recognition, and then there are people like me. I come fro...
Forget the historic nature of his election having to do with skin color - Obama has an opportunity offered to few presidents: the chance to set the co...
I'm not a good philanthropist yet; I'm not as good as I'd like to be... I believe very hard in luck. It's all chance; therefore, any privilege you hav...
We want to do something important in the World Cup, and hopefully I have the chance. If not, well, life goes on, I'll keep working the same way and su...