John Lasseter Quotes
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Animation is the only thing I ever wanted to do in my whole life. I have no desire for live-action or anything else.
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Car love is the sound of a throaty V-8 rumbling and revving, the acceleration throwing you back in the seat - especially when you get on a beautiful, winding road and the light's dappling through the trees.
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There is such amazing talent at Disney. My job is 100% creative, and I am very excited to creatively lead them.
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Every Pixar movie at one time was the worst motion picture ever made.
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When you go into the theatre and the lights dim, you want to entertain people from beginning to end. You want them to be swept up in your story, on the edge of their seats, unable to wait to see what happens next, be blown away and afterwards just go, 'Wow!'
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Growing up, my favorite TV show was 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.', hands down.
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Steve Jobs is like a brother to me and he's one of the founders of Pixar, and when the first iPad came out, I got one right away.
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I have motor oil running through my veins.
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If you think something's stupid, it probably is.
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I realized that people make cartoons for a living. It had never dawned on me that you could do this as a career.
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Of all bugs, growing up I just loved the pill bugs. They roll up, you play with them, you wait for them to open up, and then when you touch them they roll up again. I just love that.
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I love movies that make me cry, because they're tapping into a real emotion in me, and I always think afterwards: how did they do that?
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I am so proud that 'Up' is Pixar's 10th film. I think it's the funniest film that we've ever made and also one of the most beautiful.
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I've noticed with my own kids, it seems like they have so much more homework than I did.
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The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.
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Every technology that comes into filmmaking is first a gimmick. Think about sound with 'The Jazz Singer' or the first colour or surround sound - it takes a while for filmmakers to understand how to use it.
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I do what I do because of Walt Disney. Goofy. Mickey Mouse. I never forgot how their films entertained me.
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I don't really think of myself as a businessman at all. That's why I have the 'chief creative officer' role.
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Pixar has been compared to fine furniture makers who polish the backs of drawers - even if you don't see everything in a particular scene, you still feel that every little detail has been met.
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I'm a huge fan of Blu-rays myself.
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When you set out to really entertain adults as well as kids, your audience is basically anybody who is breathing.
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I'm a car nut. My father was a parts manager at a Chevrolet dealership.
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What I love about Goofy is the flesh on his cheeks. You can almost feel it.
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When Walt Disney was making his films, he trusted his instincts and made films for himself, but they appealed to everybody, not just kids.