Quote:
"I always wanted to tell the story of this lonely empty-nester mom going through this crazy dumpling fantasy. I was inspired by my own life growing up as an only child, and I wanted to use a dumpling as a kind of metaphor to tell that story of a parent learning to let go of her child. [...] "
-- 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.