John Lasseter Quotes

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John Lasseter

Profession : Director

Birth : January 12, 1957

I believe that, by directing, it makes me a better executive as well.

John Lasseter

The only thing Steve Jobs has ever asked me in all the years we've been together and have been partners, the only thing he has ever asked me is: 'Make it great.'

John Lasseter

I've got Disney blood running through my veins.

John Lasseter

There is such amazing talent at Disney. My job is 100% creative, and I am very excited to creatively lead them.

John Lasseter

Toys are put on this Earth to be played with by a child.

John Lasseter

People who get into animation tend to be kids. We don't have to grow up. But also, animators are great observers, and there's this childlike wonder and interest in the world, the observation of little things that happen in life.

John Lasseter

Every single Pixar film, at one time or another, has been the worst movie ever put on film. But we know. We trust our process. We don't get scared and say, 'Oh, no, this film isn't working.'

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I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining.

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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 love working for a company full of geeks.

John Lasseter

In dire economic times, movies are relatively inexpensive entertainment for the whole family.

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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.

John Lasseter

When you take something that's inert, and through motion, give it life, make it appear to be alive, living, breathing thinking and having emotions, that's animation. But when you take something that's live-action, and move a part of it, that's a special effect.

John Lasseter

The interstate highway system was built to get people from point A to point B as fast as possible. And they knocked down mountains and filled valleys and made everything nice and big and flat, and they bypassed every town.

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I'm a big fan of pantomime storytelling, being an animator.

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At Pixar, we do sequels only when we come up with a great idea, and we always strive to be different than the original.

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I believe in research. Each movie at Pixar involves research with college professors or taking trips to learn as much as we can about a particular subject matter.

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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!'

John Lasseter

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 believe once you watch a Miyazaki film, you'll get hooked.

John Lasseter