Edwin Catmull Quotes

United States, Computer Scientist
March 31, 1945

Edwin Earl "Ed" Catmull is an American computer scientist and former president of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. As a computer scientist, Catmull has contributed to many important developments in computer graphics.

The way I see it, my job as a manager is to create a fertile environment, keep it healthy, and watch for the things that undermine it. I believe, to my core, that everybody has the potential to be creative—whatever form that creativity takes—and that to encourage such development is a noble thing.

Edwin Catmull
- Job
- Environment
- Creative
Art isn't about drawing; it's about learning to see. What organization doesn't need this ability?

Edwin Catmull
- Art
- Learning
- Ability

While the allure of safety and predictability is strong, achieving true balance means engaging in activities whose outcomes and payoffs are not yet apparent. The most creative people are willing to work in the shadow of uncertainty.

Edwin Catmull
- Safety
- Shadow
- Outcomes
Creativity doesn't follow titles. It just comes from where it comes from.

Edwin Catmull
- Creativity
- Titles
You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged.

Edwin Catmull
- Idea
- Challenged
- Identify