Quote:
"I like to say that the mom character [in Bao] is a combination of [my mother], my grandma, my aunt—all the strong Chinese women in my life."
-- Domee Shi

Source:
Knight, Chris. "Food for thought: Domee Shi's Pixar short looks at family life with the help of a dumpling." Interview with Domee Shi. Calgary Herald, June 15, 2018.