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You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It has to be the story and the characters.
John Lasseter
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John Lasseter
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 12
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John Alan Lasseter
John A. Lasseter
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I have this saying. Quality is the best business plan. I believe so strongly in that.
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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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What's fun about the story development at Pixar is it's a journey. You don't just write a script and then that's the movie you make. It's just constant evolution and being open to that and that collaboration with the voice actors and with the artists and animators at Pixar.
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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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