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I joined Walt Disney, went to work, December 2nd 1935, so obviously, I'm not too young!

Honestly, I grew up with Disney.

I'm a lifelong Disney nut.

I look up to Walt Disney and what he has done.

I've always wanted to work for Walt Disney. That's what I thought I was going to do when I grew up.

When it comes to classic Disney, I've got it in my DNA. I mean, the guy who trained me, the man who mentored me when I first came to the Studio was Eric Larson, one of Walt's Nine Old Men.

I have always thought of Walt Disney as my second father.

I met Elijah Wood once, I met Peter Jackson, I met Orlando Bloom, and they're all really cool.

I grew up watching Mickey Mouse and going to Disney World, like, 2,000 times. Mickey Mouse is like my guru.

His feeling was the name Walt Disney represented all of us. Walt was hanging by his teeth financially and really I think he was for most of his career. Not at all like today.