Brad Bird is a powerful man. Even his kidnappers are super famous

I love Pixar movies. Wall-E may be one of my favorite movies of all time, and if I had my way Toy Story 3 would win Best Picture at this year's Oscars. I've completely bought in to them 100% (speaking of which, read this Onion Op-ed piece from Pixar's Chief Creative Officer, John Lasseter). One of the main reasons that I've bought in to Pixar is their creative staff, which includes Brad Bird (He directed The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Iron Giant, etc.). He's a big deal at Pixar, and a big deal in Hollywood in general. He's stepped away from directing animated features and is now directing the new Mission Impossible movie (still can't say that I'm excited about that). Anyway, check out Brad Bird's acceptance speech for the Winsor McCay Award at this year's Annie Awards and I think you'll see how important this man is (if you don't want to watch the whole video, skip ahead to 4:30).