Bob Peterson

My cartoon strips in college strived to have the Schulzian mix of surrealism and Charlie Brown angst. A bit of that combo shows up in 'Up.'

I was a Charles Schulz kind of guy. I didn't read comics books. The Warner Bros. guys were great - Chuck Jones and Friz Freleng.

The trick of 'Up' was to balance the sad stuff with the silly stuff.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

I like to catch fish and release them. I probably haven't killed a fish that I've caught in sport fishing for 20 years. No reason to kill it. You know, just take it and release it.

I have a dog named Steve that lives at the studio.