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" Walt Disney always said, 'For every laugh, there should be a tear.' I believe in that. "

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Doing The Right Thing

" When you really study espionage movies, or spy movies, the beginnings are really set up to have, like, an amazing bit of action, but at the moment you're watching it, you have no idea why or what it's about. "

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" We make the kind of movies we like to watch. I love to laugh. I love to be amazed by how beautiful it is. But I also love to be moved to tears. There's lots of heart in our films. "

" When Walt Disney was making his films, he trusted his instincts and made films for himself, but they appealed to everybody, not just kids. "

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" I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me. "

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