Money quote, to my mind:
"I think that when you deal with any property like this – for children and for adults – the great ones are those that came from somebody who really had a passion for and would fight for that story and those characters and not have them sort of bent by market research.
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When we look at what are the great things we all remember, it’s all because they’re passion projects. I think that floats right to the top every time. I think Nickelodeon has not lost that. I hope."