Andrea

“I would like to say that Joan Cusack has done such an extraordinary job as Jessie. It was an honor to write for her. And I’m very lucky that I got to write for this film, and that’s all thanks to Andrew Stanton and Kenna Harris, who wrote and directed this film, and thought of me, and reached out to me, and let me get to experience it and be inspired by it. But I’m also lucky enough to be here because of someone else who is the architect of the Toy Story musical universe. He is the king of making us feel the absolute most and pulling at our heartstrings and making us laugh and making us like, he’s one of our friends, you know what I mean? I’m talking about Randy Newman.”

“We had just worked together, and she sent me this very mysterious text that was like, ‘The movie’s great. Just saw the movie.’ And I was like, ‘What? I haven’t even seen the movie! What are you talking about?’ And she’s like, ‘I love your character. I just love the movie.’ And I was like [suspiciously], ‘Uh huh…’ But you know, ever the professional, she didn’t say anything more. And then I asked her directly, and she didn’t, she was just, ‘Great movie.’ I was like, ‘Okay, okay, Tay.’ I thought, ‘Maybe,’ but I didn’t know! I was like, ‘Oh, I don’t know. I hope she ends up doing it.’ And she did! [Getting a text from her] is great. She’s awesome. She loves like, a voice memo. Which I love.”

“I didn't get a selfie, but I did sign her original VHS of the first 'Toy Story.’ I told her she should have brought an original VHS machine and we could have signed it. And that could go in the Smithsonian Institute as well."

bonus visual:

“This knowledge was kept from us. We did not learn of this [until] like, 24 hours ago, we were pulled in and told about the dropping of it and like, we had no knowledge! No one said, ‘Hey, we might get Taylor Swift.’ Nothing. So this is big stuff. […] It was like hearing Judy Garland sing Somewhere Over The Rainbow the first time.”

“My take is that it’s closer to what brought her to the dance in the first place. Above all, straight ahead storytelling coupled with a strong melody and a catchy hook that is quickly familiar and feels nostalgic. I have said for a while now that given the right song, country radio will support her again and welcome her back with open arms, and it looks like she delivered in a huge way.”

i love hearing how my mutuals found taylor’s music. swifties, sound off in the tags how you found taylor’s music.