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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

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John Lasseter
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 12
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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.
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The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.
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I think the painted backgrounds in animations are absolutely stunningly beautiful. There's something really special about this medium. I don't believe audiences have grown past it. I think what audiences love is to be entertained-thoroughly, deeply entertained, and that's what I've always set out to do.
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I realized that people make cartoons for a living. It had never dawned on me that you could do this as a career.
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Disney Infinity gives you the ability to be creative in a way that nobody's ever seen before.
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You can achieve all the things you want to do, but it's much better to do it with loved ones around you family and friends, people that you care about that can help you on the way and can celebrate you, and you can enjoy the journey.
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In computer animation, every detail has to be thought out, designed, modeled, shaded, placed and lit. The more you add, the more computer memory you need.
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People have a real love of looking at small worlds - something inside them is innately attracted to that 'miniature' realm.
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To take full advantage of computer animation, you have to pay as much attention to the believable as you do the unbelievable.
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Quality is the best business plan.
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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.
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The more we all help each other, the more we all benefit. So go out there. Help others.
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I believe in research you cannot do enough research believability comes out of what's real.
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The closer you get to reality, the harder it is to make it look convincing to the audience. That's why I tend to make things [films] that are a little bit more caricature.
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Directing is one of my favourite things to do because I love telling stories and I love working with the individual artists and it's something that I really missed.
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I think that the entertainment industry and the entertainment press tends to focus on opening weekend box office as a measure of the success of a film and I think the true success is out there in people's homes and how much they absolutely love these characters.
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When I look at the success I have, it's because of my creative thinking skills.
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Animation is the one type of movie that really does play for the entire audience. Our challenge is to make stories that connect for kids and adults.
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'Bambi' is an amazing film, and when you watch it today, it's just as beautiful. It's timeless. It's just as beautiful today as it was back then.
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To me, I would much rather be part of a healthy industry than being the only player in a dead industry. There are so many great artists out there. And the goal is to make great movies, you know? So to be successful, quality is the best business plan as I always say.
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