Read a Pixar Animator's Lovely Letter of Inspiration to Fellow Artists

While it's common for successful directors, writers and actors to offer advice to their aspiring peers, it's less common to hear about an established animator encouraging his fellow artists with kind words. Nevertheless, that is what Pixar's own Austin Madison (Up, Ratatouille) has done via a thoughtful, handwritten note that he contributed to the Animator Letters Project in hopes of motivating all of the gifted future animators amongst us. Take a look at the letter, which quotes Peter Jackson and appears to be inspirational to anyone in a creative field, below.

For a complete transcription of the letter, click over to Letters of Note.

· Persist [Letters of Note]