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Children succeed when grown-ups care about them.

~Chris Meledandri

Topics: About Care Children Grown-Ups Succeed Them

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When we moved from 'Ice Age' to 'Ice Age 2,' we were really stuck; a story didn't just organically emerge. While I'm very proud of 'Ice Age 2,' from a storytelling sense, it's a very thin story.

~Chris Meledandri

Topics: Age Emerge Ice Just Moved Organically Proud Really Sense Story Storytelling Stuck Thin Very Were While

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You have to love Dr. Seuss to take on the responsibility of conveying his work in animation or any medium.

~Chris Meledandri

Topics: Animation Any Dr His Love Medium Responsibility Take To Love Work You

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Ted Geisel was trying to make a statement about awareness and personal responsibility. He was very clear about that. But the ideas and themes in 'The Lorax' go beyond a love of trees. It's also a story about the dangers of greed and the power of redemption. That's what makes it a timeless tale.

~Chris Meledandri

Topics: About Also Awareness Beyond Clear Dangers Go Greed He Ideas Love Make Makes Personal Personal Responsibility Power Redemption Responsibility Statement Story Tale Ted Themes Timeless Trees Trying Very

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Like many people, I had the powerful experience of being raised on Dr. Seuss, then becoming a parent and revisiting him with my own children. That multigenerational experience around his work is very meaningful.

~Chris Meledandri

Topics: Around Becoming Being Children Dr Experience Had Him His Like Many Meaningful My Own Own Parent People Powerful Raised Then Very Work

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My faith in my filmmaking changed on the heels of 'Titan.' It allowed me to pursue things that I previously would have questioned.

~Chris Meledandri

Topics: Allowed Changed Faith Filmmaking Heels Me Pursue Questioned Things Would

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My early experiences in animation taught me that following someone else is not a great idea.

~Chris Meledandri

Topics: Animation Early Else Experiences Following Great Great Idea Idea Me Someone Taught

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Embrace risk. The driving force behind our economic model at Illumination Mac Guff is designed to preserve the opportunity to take risk. Subvert the expectation of the audience. Surprise them with unexpected choices.

~Chris Meledandri

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I grew up with probably three different authors having a seminal influence on my childhood, Dr. Seuss being one and Maurice Sendak being another.

~Chris Meledandri

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Absolutely, you rise and fall based on your creative team.

~Chris Meledandri

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Producer

Born: May 15th, 1959

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