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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.
John Lasseter
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John Lasseter
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 12
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Every single Pixar film, at one time or another, has been the worst movie ever put on film. But we know. We trust our process. We don't get scared and say, 'Oh, no, this film isn't working.'
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My father pulled into Pearl Harbor four days after the bombing, and he said, everything was still burning. He said they never told the public how bad it was. It was really bad.
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Soon I learned that the worse the puns and jokes, the funnier they could be, if you knew how to deliver them.
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Your voice is worthwhile. Have faith in it.
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The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.
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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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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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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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I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining.
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I love movies that make me cry, because they're tapping into a real emotion in me, and I always think afterwards How did they do that?
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There is such amazing talent at Disney. My job is 100% creative, and I am very excited to creatively lead them.
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I have this saying. Quality is the best business plan. I believe so strongly in that.
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