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There’s never a wrong idea. You just keep throwing stuff out and inevitably there are elements of different things that inspire a character or environment.

John Lasseter

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John Lasseter
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 12
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Hollywood
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John Alan Lasseter
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When I look at the success I have, it's because of my creative thinking skills.
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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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