John Lasseter Quotes
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Look at the films of Walt Disney: 'Snow White' came out in February 1938, and I can't think of another film from that year that's watched as much. The same is true of 'Bambi,' 'Dumbo'... even, frankly, 'Toy Story,' which is probably watched more than any other movie of 1995.
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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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Growing up, my favorite TV show was 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.', hands down.
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Walt Disney always said, 'For every laugh, there should be a tear.' I believe in that.
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The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.
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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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The specific influences on villains to me is, I love the villains who are really hyper-smart. When at the end of the movie you find out what they were about, and it makes absolutely perfect sense from their point of view.
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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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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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Every Pixar movie at one time was the worst motion picture ever made.
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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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Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director.
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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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I'm really proud of 'Cars.' 'Cars,' when it first came out, got probably the most mediocre reviews of a Pixar film.
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I try to make pictures I would want to see.
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I'm a huge fan of Blu-rays myself.
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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 have motor oil running through my veins.
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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 do what I do because of Walt Disney. Goofy. Mickey Mouse. I never forgot how their films entertained me.
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What I love about Goofy is the flesh on his cheeks. You can almost feel it.
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I'm a car nut. My father was a parts manager at a Chevrolet dealership.
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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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Never in the history of cinema has a medium entertained an audience. It's what you do with the medium.