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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.

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John Lasseter
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 12
Animator
Executive Producer
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Hollywood
California
John Alan Lasseter
John A. Lasseter
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