I do love my hometown. It really forged who I am in a major way.
Sometimes a villain is very quiet - it makes them more deadly, more intellectual.
I would think, as an artist, it's inescapable that you'll be affected by the world around you.
I've been very fortunate in animation - when I get on a project, people tend to keep me, so I have long stays of work rather than bouncing around.
Lucasfilm called me out of the blue, and I almost hung up because I thought it was a practical joke. This was right before 'Revenge Of The Sith' came out. Here you are, a big 'Star Wars' fan, talking about 'Star Wars' all the time, and you have your master replica lightsaber, and then you get a call from Lucasfilm for a job?
Projects you think are no-brainers stall, and other things see the light of day. You never count anything out.
My hope is that, in years to come, people will still be watching 'The Clone Wars,' and they'll still hold up. That's my goal - time tested.
Animation in itself has so many different looks and styles and possibilities.
I think that everyone would agree that something that Marvel has done brilliantly is weave comedy into all of their action movies.
It's a real challenge to have someone perform a character vs. imitate a character.
Working on 'Clone Wars,' it was always canon.
As the director, to have the opportunity to work with actors of the calibre of David Oyelewo is just fantastic and special.
Everything that I've worked on at Lucasfilm has been considered canon.
'The Clone Wars' was rooted in George Lucas and his characters.
I've worked hard, for sure, but like anything, it takes a lot of luck and being in the right place at the right time, and then making the most of the opportunity.
I think, sometimes with fans, what a lot of studios miss is it's just the gesture: it's the idea of knowing that they do matter, that we do care about what they think.
I love the place 'Clone Wars' has on Netflix; it's very accessible, and I think it's great.
'The Clone Wars' is certainly set in the darkest possible time throughout the whole 'Star Wars' story.
'The Clone Wars' got very dark as we headed towards the end of the war and the downfall of the Jedi.
I have an amazing education through my wife on female fans and perspectives on it. Things that I never would have thought of.
