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21. Pete Docter: “What If Monsters Really Do Exist?”

People I (Mostly) Admire

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Origins of Monsters, Inc.: the central conceit

Pete explains the initial Monsters, Inc. idea—monsters who scare kids for a living—and early inspirations like Paper Moon.

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