Edwin Catmull Quotes
We realized that our purpose was not merely to build a studio that made hit films but to foster a creative culture that would continually ask questions.
Quotes to Explore
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The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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I'm a big crier in general. The right life insurance commercial will take me out for a couple of days.
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My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.
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I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice; had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.
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In a small town, it's either sports or a band with your buddies. I was always athletic. But in college, I was exposed to all this new music, and I was drawn to hip-hop and R&B.
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All of the agreed-upon pariahs throughout pop-culture history put their identities into the thing we decry. And yet we derive our own identities from the act of hating. We connect on the things we are disappointed in. Some may argue that nothing in history gathers a crowd like complaining about Lady Gaga's meat dress.
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A few years ago, I found out that there's a lot of Gypsy blood on my mother's side. I'm wild in that way - I've been brought up to do my own thing.
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The 'Vanity Fair' article was interesting to do because it was the first time I ever really had the opportunity to be absolutely truthful with a reporter about every aspect of my life.
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I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative outlet is something I need.
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I never went to stage school or anything like that. It was always plays, productions at school and things like that. The thing for me with acting was it was the only thing I could fully concentrate on. I loved playing sports. I didn't really love studying.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.
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I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.
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The train system in India is chaotic and fun - it's the best way to see the landscape. Being in with all the families and also being the odd animal is a colourful experience you'll never forget.
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The past speaks to us in a thousand voices, warning and comforting, animating and stirring to action.
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The one product I can't live without is my mascara. I'm addicted to long eyelashes and think girls just look so pretty with long lashes!
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I just want to make great films and be good in them. And I think that my perception of what's great in a film is constantly evolving.
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I used to cuss in my tweets, and now I don't.
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I speak at a lot of universities, and people are always worried about Facebook, and when I explain how to use it properly, they immediately go back and make those changes.
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I think reading is a gift. It was a gift that was given to me as a child by many people, and now as an adult and a writer, I'm trying to give a little of it back to others. It's one of the greatest pleasures I know.
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You have to maintain a culture of transformation and stay true to your values.
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We realized that our purpose was not merely to build a studio that made hit films but to foster a creative culture that would continually ask questions.
