I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining. John Lasseter More Quotes by John Lasseter More Quotes From John Lasseter Pixar films are not realistic. They are believable for the worlds we are creating. John Lasseter pixar creating world Slice open one of my veins and cartoons will pour out; open another vein and you'll get a flood of motor oil. John Lasseter motor-oil veins cartoon Toys are put on this Earth to be played with by a child. John Lasseter toys earth children My mother was a high school arts teacher, so I was always surrounded by the arts John Lasseter mother teacher art To take full advantage of computer animation, you have to pay as much attention to the believable as you do the unbelievable. John Lasseter computer pay attention Disney Infinity gives you the ability to be creative in a way that nobody's ever seen before. John Lasseter creative giving way My father pulled into Pearl Harbor four days after the bombing, and he said, everything was still burning. He said they never told the public how bad it was. It was really bad. John Lasseter burning four father I just devoured all of his [Buster Keaton’s] films because his sense of comic timing was amazing. He’s the closest a human being has ever come to a cartoon character. And I was just amazed at his sense of character and timing, the humor. It's all just so…sophisticated, even when you watch it today. John Lasseter cartoon character watches There is such amazing talent at Disney. My job is 100% creative, and I am very excited to creatively lead them. John Lasseter talent creative jobs When you make these films, they become like your children. But at a certain point, they don’t belong to you anymore; they belong to the world. John Lasseter film children world In dire economic times, movies are relatively inexpensive entertainment for the whole family. John Lasseter inexpensive economic entertainment The spirit of Route 66 is in the details: every scratch on a fender, every curl of paint on a weathered billboard, every blade of grass growing up through a cracked street. John Lasseter details curls growing-up A gem of a short film has a sense of pure joy in animation that is different from anything you see in a feature film. John Lasseter film different joy One of the fun things about play is making up stories. John Lasseter stories play fun People have a real love of looking at small worlds - something inside them is innately attracted to that 'miniature' realm. John Lasseter real people world I worry about kids today not having time to build a tree house or ride a bike or go fishing. I worry that life is getting faster and faster. John Lasseter fishing worry kids 'Cars' was about Lightning McQueen learning to slow down and to enjoy life. The journey is the reward. John Lasseter enjoy-life car journey 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. John Lasseter surround-sound technology thinking I've got Disney blood running through my veins. John Lasseter veins running blood When I look at the success I have, it's because of my creative thinking skills. John Lasseter skills creative thinking
