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Kelly Asbury

American Director

Born: Jan 15, 1960

Actor Animated People Think Work You

Related authors: David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Spike Lee Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen

We are all rebellious teenagers. Sometimes we grow out of it, and sometimes we don't. Kelly Asbury

Sometimes Teenagers Out Grow Rebellious

If you look at it, 'The Lion King' is very similar to 'Hamlet.' Kelly Asbury

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I think 'West Side Story' is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, musicals ever put onscreen - or stage, for that matter. I, frankly, like Zeffirelli's 'Romeo and Juliet' very much, too. I grew up with that... I loved it. I loved the score; I loved the acting. Kelly Asbury

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I think what's universal about the story of 'Romeo and Juliet' is every one has grown up and done something that was rebellious against their parents' wishes, be it love or something else. Kelly Asbury

Shrek is the Mickey Mouse of DreamWorks. Kelly Asbury

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I don't want to be the one accused of ruining the Smurfs. Kelly Asbury

Ruining Accused Want

I wish I had been a child when the Smurfs came on television. Kelly Asbury

Wish Television Had Came Been Child

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

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Tim Burton, let's face it: he's into stitches. Kelly Asbury

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It happens a lot that a name actor will be signed on to a project in its germ stage. Kelly Asbury

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I love all sorts of movies, whether made by Scorsese or Frank Capra. I love them all. Kelly Asbury

Love Made Frank Sort Scorsese Whether Movies Them

A lot of people say to me, 'Is this good, to do to a Shakespeare piece?' And I think, 'You know, 'West Side Story' did it very cleverly, in a different way.' But if you look at 'Bonnie and Clyde,' 'Titanic,' 'Avatar,' 'Grease,' 'Brokeback Mountain'... they're all 'Romeo and Juliet' stories. Kelly Asbury

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Star-crossed lovers who have a destiny that isn't necessarily going to work in their favor - that's a universal story; that's an archetypal story. Kelly Asbury

Work Destiny Favor Archetypal Going Story Lovers Who Necessarily Universal

What, if not Shakespeare, is open for interpretation? Kelly Asbury

Interpretation Shakespeare Open What If

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

Work Entertaining Impart Feel Make Any Want Movie

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

I'm a lover of the great adventure films of the 1980s: 'Goonies,' 'E.T.,' 'Raiders of the Lost Ark,' 'Star Wars.' Kelly Asbury

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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

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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

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Animation tends to have several different writers who serve different functions. I think, on a lot of animated features, there are a lot of writers who don't get credited. It's the policy at Disney, for instance, in deciding who gets credit. It depends on the writer's contract, so many things. Kelly Asbury

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