
Pete Docter: “What If Monsters Really Do Exist?” (Update)
About this episode
He’s the chief creative officer of Pixar, and the Academy Award-winning director of Soul, Inside Out, Up, and Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter and Steve talk about Pixar’s scrappy beginnings, why wrong turns are essential, and the movie moment that changed Steve’s life.
- SOURCE:
- Pete Docter, chief creative officer of Pixar.
- RESOURCES:
- "‘Inside Out 2’ Becomes the Highest-Grossing Animated Film of All Time Globally," (The Walt Disney Company, 2024).
- Soul, film (2020).
- The Red Turtle, film (2016).
- Inside Out, film (2015).
- Up, film (2009).
- Monsters, Inc., film (2001).
- Toy Story, film (1995).
- Paper Moon, film (1973).
- EXTRA:
- "Walt Hickey Wants to Track Your Eyeballs," by People I (Mostly) Admire (2024).
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