People want to be creatively satisfied, and having fun is such an important part of that. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
We work very hard in all of the Pixar films to not make anything in the imagery that causes people to think… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Humor is the easiest to achieve; the 'heart' is always the toughest, because you can't tell people to feel a certain way. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
One of the big moments of my life was watching 'Star Wars' on its opening weekend in Hollywood. I was watching all… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
It's the nature of Hollywood that there are the people in power and the people who tell them what they want them… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
People have a real love of looking at small worlds - something inside them is innately attracted to that 'miniature' realm. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I realized that people make cartoons for a living. It had never dawned on me that you could do this as a… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, I'm very collaborative. I don't pretend to know everything that is needed to make a movie. What I like… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
We use shorts at the studio extensively to develop talent. I always love to give opportunities for young story people, animators, layout… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
You need others. Too often people think that being unique means being isolated, and being a great artist means coming up with… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
At Pixar, 'Wall-E' was our ninth film, and they've all been successes - more than that, they've all really touched people. Everybody… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
When you go into the theatre and the lights dim, you want to entertain people from beginning to end. You want them… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
When I was a freshman in high school, I read a book about the making of Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' called 'The Art… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
'Cars 2' is about a character learning to be himself. There's times in our lives where people always say, 'Well, you've gotta… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
People who get into animation tend to be kids. We don't have to grow up. But also, animators are great observers, and… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
It [moviemaking] is about entertaining audiences with great characters and great stories, you want to make people laugh, you want to make… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
You have to do three things really well to make a successful film. You have to tell a compelling story that has… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I think that the entertainment industry and the entertainment press tends to focus on opening weekend box office as a measure of… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
The interstate highway system was built to get people from point A to point B as fast as possible. And they knocked… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
You make a movie to entertain audiences. That's why you make a movie. The product sales is because people love the characters,… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Every movie has three things you have to do - you have to have a compelling story that keeps people on the… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
You can achieve all the things you want to do, but it's much better to do it with loved ones around you;… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I've often heard people say that managing creative people is the hardest thing in the world. 'They're never happy, they drive up… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
It’s so important to create in your own voice, to hold onto what makes you unique, and have faith in your vision. — John Lasseter Copy Share
The only thing Steve Jobs has ever asked me in all the years we've been together and have been partners, the only thing he… — John Lasseter Copy Share
The hardest thing to get is true emotion. I always believe you need to earn that with the audience. You can't just tell them… — John Lasseter Copy Share
I'm really proud of 'Cars.' 'Cars,' when it first came out, got probably the most mediocre reviews of a Pixar film. — John Lasseter Copy Share
Car love is the sound of a throaty V-8 rumbling and revving, the acceleration throwing you back in the seat - especially when you… — John Lasseter Copy Share
When you make these films, they become like your children. But at a certain point, they don’t belong to you anymore; they belong to… — John Lasseter Copy Share
A gem of a short film has a sense of pure joy in animation that is different from anything you see in a feature… — John Lasseter Copy Share
I think that as I had children, I have five sons, and they got into video games and were the prime ages through the… — John Lasseter Copy Share
People who get into animation tend to be kids. We don't have to grow up. But also, animators are great observers, and there's this… — John Lasseter Copy Share
I love the villains who are really hyper-smart. When at the end of the movie you find out what they were about, and it… — John Lasseter Copy Share
Humor is the easiest to achieve; the 'heart' is always the toughest, because you can't tell people to feel a certain way. — John Lasseter Copy Share
Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director. — John Lasseter Copy Share
I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three… — John Lasseter Copy Share
![“It [moviemaking] is about entertaining audiences with great characters and great stories, you want to make people laugh, you want to make people cry, you want to have great music that is memorable. You want a movie that, as soon as it's over, you want to watch it again, just like that. That's what…” quote by John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/748/john-lasseter-2122_action_it-moviemaking-is-about-entertaining-aud_2528947.jpg)
