- "The glue that holds together the members of the model shop, and the greater ILM diaspora, is unchanging. We are always there for each other—for births, disasters, weddings, funerals, fires—whatever happens."
- ―Kim Smith, in conversation with Star Wars Insider
"Industry, Laughter, & Magical Times" is a magazine article written by Melissa T. Miller that was published in Star Wars Insider 206. The article features a roundtable interview with nine former Industrial Light & Magic employees—Carol Bauman, Don Bies, Fon Davis, John Goodson, Nelson Hall, Tony Preciado, Adam Savage, Kim Smith, and Melanie Walas. The discussion focuses on their time spent at ILM, as well as memories of Grant Imahara, a colleague who passed away in 2020.[1]
Additionally, the article features a separate interview with visual effects supervisor Roger Guyett and ILM executive creative director John Knoll on the inclusion of practical model-making in modern Star Wars productions.[1]
