Frank Oz chats with THR at the 'Inside Out 2' premiere and shares what he loves most about working in animation.
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00:00What did you think when they brought you this role in Inside Out 2?
00:03Say that once more.
00:04There's a lot of noise here.
00:05What did you think when they brought you this role or how did you become a part of the film?
00:09Well, basically it's because Pete Docter is a friend of mine
00:13and they knew that when I, me and Dave Goels were in the last one
00:18and I think the reaction, the worldwide reaction to our three lines was so massive
00:26that we had to come back.
00:28And of course, us two guards, which have three lines each, we obviously carry the movie.
00:33You wouldn't have The Mind without The Mind guards.
00:37I mean, obviously. It's a responsibility, but we're okay.
00:41If you had to pick, which emotion would you say runs the control board in your head?
00:52What a good question.
00:53That's a good question.
00:55I think probably...
00:59Oh, it's hard.
01:01I think the emotion of...
01:06I don't know. It's hard.
01:08I guess kind of like in the movies.
01:10You have to have all the emotions to be a well-rounded person.
01:13So it depends. Right now I might have emotion,
01:15but then later on I have a different answer because I have a different emotion later on.
01:18So I don't know.
01:19What a lousy interview, huh?
01:22It's a left-field question.
01:25But I also want to know, you've done so many animated movies in your career.
01:29What do you love most about working in this medium?
01:32Well, I just love doing characters.
01:34I mean, my stuff is character work.
01:36So if there's a character and I can dig my teeth into it,
01:39I can lose myself and do it.
01:41I'm blessed.
01:43Have you gotten to see the movie yet, or is this your first time seeing it?
01:46Have you seen the movie yet?
01:48I have not, yeah.
01:50It's an animated movie, is that right?
01:51That's what they're saying.
01:53I got to see it, and honestly, I loved it.
01:55It's a really good movie.
01:56Inside Out 1, I mean, such a great idea.
01:58And number 2, Jesus, when you're 13 years old,
02:01my God, you're in a war zone, you know?
02:04I have four kids, so I know.