Every animated film that I’ve worked on – whether it was as a story artist or as Head of Story or even as director – where we originally started out with our story and where we eventually ended up were often very different places. Kelly Asbury Read Quote
What I want to impart on any movie I work on is I want to make it entertaining. That’s what I feel I do. Kelly Asbury Read Quote
I’m in the entertainment business, and I make commercially entertaining animated features. Kelly Asbury Read Quote
I want the audience to walk out of the theater feeling they got their money’s worth. Every movie that I enjoy, I leave the theater with something to take with me. Kelly Asbury Read Quote
Smurfs must only eat Smurfberries. They can eat Smurfberry pie, they can have a Smurfberry sandwich, they can do whatever they want. But you can’t have a Subway sandwich. It’s got to be Smurfberries. Kelly Asbury Read Quote
Films like ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and ‘Shrek’ are hits because they hit on different levels with different age groups. Striking that balance is what I strive for. But I won’t know if I’ve done it until the audience sees it. Kelly Asbury Read Quote
I actually applied at Hanna-Barbera to work on ‘The Smurfs’ when I got laid off for a brief period of time from Disney. I didn’t get the job. That was my first introduction to Smurfs. Kelly Asbury Read Quote
I wanted to create a world that presented the Smurfs with obstacles and challenges and really put them in a fish-out-of-water situation but also make them very active in getting out of their situation. Make them really the central characters. Kelly Asbury Read Quote
I don’t approach my movies with a target audience in mind. I try to make something that’s true to the subject matter as much as possible, while still being entertaining and fun. Kelly Asbury Read Quote
My favorite films left the camera rest, and the actors and characters have a stage to act. Move the camera when it’s motivating. Kelly Asbury Read Quote
