Winnie the Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood are among the most entertaining and beloved characters ever animated by Disney.

I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining.

I promise you we will make films that entertain you the moment the lights go down. We're making Disney the one place you have to work (as an animator).

Walt Disney had always tried to get more dimension in his animation and when I saw these tapes, I thought, This is it! This is what Walt was waiting for! But when I looked around, nobody at the studio at the time was even halfway interested in it.

I was mentored by great Disney animators at the end of their careers.

If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation that's entertaining you as you drive and listen? No, it's the storytelling. That's why we put so much importance on story. No amount of great animation will save a bad story.