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This is what I always tell my filmmakers-you have to do tons of research, because you don't know where the inspiration is going come from.

John Lasseter

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John Lasseter
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 12
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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 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 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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The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.
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I believe in research you cannot do enough research believability comes out of what's real.
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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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Humor is the easiest to achieve the 'heart' is always the toughest, because you can't tell people to feel a certain way.
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My mother was a high school arts teacher, so I was always surrounded by the arts
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Your voice is worthwhile. Have faith in it.
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