Pete Docter likes to make me cry. In fact, I’m pretty sure he’s made you cry too. As the writer-director of Pixar’s Up and Monsters, Inc. and a contributing writer on other Pixar films like WALL-E, Toy Story, and Toy Story 2, Docter has shown an amazing ability to inject life and feelings into computer generated images. In his latest film, Inside Out, Docter has crafted an animation masterpiece that was one of my favorite films of 215.

With the critical and commercial reaction to Inside Out so positive, it was no surprise that at this year’s VES Awards, the film would be nominated in a number of categories. Shortly before the ceremony began, I spoke to Docter and producer Jonas Rivera. They talked about the Easter eggs in Inside Out, the changes in the technological process of animated movies and the hurdles to be solved, the amazing employee-only gift shop at Pixar, Toy Story 4, and more. Check out what they had to say below.

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Pete Docter and Jonas Rivera: