I've always been thinking in three dimensions, ever since I started working with computer animation in the early '80s. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
The hardest thing to get is true emotion. I always believe you need to earn that with the audience. You can't just… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
The greatest bad guys, you understand where they're coming from. They believe they're doing the right thing. Sometimes it's for greed, sometimes… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Walt Disney always said, 'For every laugh, there should be a tear.' I believe in that. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
You know, going to the movies has always been recession-proof. It's fairly cheap entertainment; it's classic escapism. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
For me, personally, I will always do G-rated films, which the world needs more of. — 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
My mother was a high school arts teacher, so I was always surrounded by the arts. — 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
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
I always laugh at these companies that have these rules saying, 'You're only allowed to have this or that on your desk.'… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
At Pixar, we do sequels only when we come up with a great idea, and we always strive to be different than… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I love the Sonoma wine community. It's like Pixar - nothing competitive, only supportive. They're always rooting for you. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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