That was the political reality of 1987: Saxophones... -Christopher Miller

That was the political reality of 1987: Saxophones made you cool. That's real! That really happened in our society!

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

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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 movies glamorize violence, in the sense that they make it in a way that it's either cool or funny....
I don't count on the boy who waits till October, when it's cool and fun, then decides he wants to play....
Most people are really cool and I really don't mind talking to them and answering their questions....
But I'm trying not to be cynical - I don't want to be one of those people who has a cool opportunity and blows it. It's really amazing what's happenin...
I found out some really cool ways to swing around the Winchester....
He's a guy's guy, so it pretty much became like the impressions - don't imitate Sean Connery's voice, and things like that. We were all kind of doing ...
There were a few 6th form girls that I got with when I was I the 6th form, they were really nice, so that was cool....
The worst thing I could be thinking is how could I be a cool bass player....
I just thought it could make a really cool movie. It's not that it's just a buddy comedy but it's all about two guys hating each other and towards the...
And getting stunt coordinator Dan Bradley and everybody from the whole 'Bourne Supremacy' crew, I think was real cool for our film because we do a bun...