John Lasseter Quotations

Today, among little girls especially, princesses and the romanticised ideal they represent - finding the man of your dreams - have a limited shelf life.

Of all studios that should be doing 2-D animation, it should be Disney.

I can't tell you, as a parent, how it feels when the doctor tells you your child has diabetes. First off, you don't really know much about it. Then you discover there is no cure.

'Cars' is a really personal story for me because, first of all, I grew up in Los Angeles - the car crazy capital.

In overseeing both Disney and Pixar Animation, each studio has a unique culture.

I don't believe that an animation studio should be an executive-driven studio.

The greatest bad guys, you understand where they're coming from. They believe they're doing the right thing. Sometimes it's for greed, sometimes it's for other reasons, but they are what they call the center of good. They always believe they're doing the right thing.

There was a period of time when they estimated the two biggest stars in Hollywood were Charlie Chaplin and Mickey Mouse.

One of the big technical advances that's really great looking is the water.

The hardest thing to get is true emotion. I always believe you need to earn that with the audience. You can't just tell them ok, be sad now. Humor, you can add. Even to the last minute you can be adding little bits of humor. But the true earned emotion is something that you really have to craft.