Dean didn’t shy away from hard themes: family, disability, loss. He told stories without sugarcoating. He tells stories full of heartache and hope— one that mimics & teaches life in a world so surreal. HTTYD really set me in the right direction and continues to guide my career.
I had the privilege to meet & listen to one of my pivotal inspirations in animation & writing. @DeanDeBlois director-writer of How to Train Your Dragon. So happy I got to meet you. Thank you for the life lessons & influence. Your stories changed my world forever. #TIFF18#HTTYD3
I had already been animating for 4 years by the time the first released 8 years ago. HTTYD showed me a different, heavy, mature story through animation. HTTYD taught me to see animation as a tool to explore and escape into unparalleled universes but to tell stories to adults.
Wow. Theatre was packed for #crazyrichasians Didn’t know what to expect. But it blew my socks off. Holy crap. What an awesome movie!! Haven’t seen a movie that good in a long, long time.
You’re 8 years old.
Your 3rd grade class orders chinese food & your father delivers it. You are so excited to see your pops in school. He’s your hero. But apparently other kids don’t think he’s so cool. They laugh at him and mimic his accent. You don’t want to be Chinese anymore.
White people have played the roles of Ancient Egyptians, Israelites, Japanese, Native Americans and other real life nonwhite historic peoples and figures but get their feelings hurt over a black woman playing the role of a fictional orange alien. https://t.co/L4Oq0X9dDv