Mr. Meledandri says that the qualities he looks for go beyond business acumen and common sense. "It also takes a firm grasp of storytelling,'' he said, ''a talent for working with people under the most pressured circumstances and an ability to maintain a very clear overview of the film at all times, no matter how grand a momentary crisis... Tracey has all of those qualities."
Chris Meledandri Producer and Chairman of Illumination Entertainment
"A Producer's Own Cinderella Story", New York Times