Quotes by Chris Robinson

“If you are going to dream, ... dream big.”

“I always got in trouble in school for writing stories,”

“Im absolutely stunned by the response to the festivals decision to go annual, ... I didnt expect that wed come close to breaking last years record of 1,967 submissions, more than any other animation festival in the world.”

“These are films you wont see on Teletoon.”

“As long as we had the numbers, we werent going to lose.”

“Being the first year, every swim is almost a new record.”

“I weed out the obvious ones that no one will convince me to show. My first rule is that it has to be a film you would want to see again.”

“Its an exciting and interesting film that is unique in the way it deals with real life in this district.”

“was so creative, and it didnt talk down to children. It treated them with respect, and it helped to bring different styles of animation to a wider audience.”

“The waters rising pretty fast, ... I got a hammer and an ax and a crowbar, but Im holding off on breaking through the roof until the last minute. Tell someone to come get me please. I want to live.”

Im interested in authentic experience and the essence of that creative place, and where those myths begin and where they become real on any level.

The counterculture has nothing to do with Dolce & Gabbana having a Hippy Summer or something. Street kids, and kids who want to live in any sort of counter-cultural experience other than whats being presented by the mainstream media or political climate, or normal cultural climate, are never going to look like that.

Its funny, after a while, you get tired of having to fight someone because they dont like the way you look.