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The only reason I would write a sequel is if I were struck by an idea that I felt to be equal to the original. Too many sequels diminish the original.

You have to be very careful when you're working on a sequel, because it has to be a continuation of what you did before.

I pointedly avoid doing sequels, since for the most part I find that a sequel rarely stands up to the original.

If I do do a sequel, I'm going to have to know for sure that the script is better than the original. So I'm going to be very careful about that because I'm not eager to repeat myself.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

The first is that instead of writing a sequel, which is what most people do, this is in fact a prequel. Although we didn't know that when we began the process.

At Pixar, we do sequels only when we come up with a great idea, and we always strive to be different than the original.

With a sequel you're always trying to get bigger and better.

When I am making a sequel, it needs to be different from what you have already seen. Yet, it needs to maintain a certain discipline so that people still associate it with the prequel.

I don't write any kind of sequel or remake.