The Importance of Representation in Animation

Nani was not designed that way. That was like a deliberate effort on the part of, I guess, to give the director, the co-director, Chris Sanders, a little bit of credit. It seems like Chris Sanders just instinctively was just like, I'm gonna design a character who looks like a human and not like a Barbie doll kind of thing. And I love her big calves because that is a very common trait among Pacific Islander women as well. We're not skinny.