A gem of a short film has a sense of pure joy in animation that is different from anything you see in… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Of all studios that should be doing 2-D animation, it should be Disney. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
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
When I started work with LucasArts Computer Division back in 1984, I went to the Palace of Fine Arts and saw the… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Animation is the one type of movie that really does play for the entire audience. Our challenge is to make stories that… — 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
Computers don't create computer animation any more than a pencil creates pencil animation. What creates computer animation is the artist. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I loved animation and cartoons, even when it was not cool when you were in high school. I raced home to see… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
One of the things about animation is it's so expensive to do the animation, that you can't produce coverage. You only have… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
In computer animation, every detail has to be thought out, designed, modeled, shaded, placed and lit. The more you add, the more… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
When you take something that's inert, and through motion, give it life, make it appear to be alive, living, breathing thinking and… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I think the painted backgrounds in animations are absolutely stunningly beautiful. There's something really special about this medium. I don't believe audiences… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Sure, they were simple desk lamps with only a minimal amount of movement, but you could immediately tell that Luxo Jr. was… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
In overseeing both Disney and Pixar Animation, each studio has a unique culture. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
To take full advantage of computer animation, you have to pay as much attention to the believable as you do the unbelievable. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I don't believe that an animation studio should be an executive-driven studio. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Animation is the only thing I ever wanted to do in my whole life. I have no desire for live-action or anything… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I'm the biggest fan of animation. I love the history of animation, I know it well. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Every animator is really an actor performing in slow motion, living the character a drawing at a time. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Walt Disney had always tried to get more dimension in his animation and when I saw these tapes, I thought, This is… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
The Walt Disney Animation studio is the studio that Walt Disney started himself in 1923, and it's never stopped and never closed… — 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
Pixar has invented much of computer animation as it's known today, and I've been very lucky to be the first traditional animator… — 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
I've always loved animation it's the reason why I do what I do for a living - the films of Walt Disney.… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Animation, for me, is a wonderful art form. I never understood why the studios wanted to stop making animation. Maybe they felt… — 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
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
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/748/john-lasseter-2122_action_it-moviemaking-is-about-entertaining-aud_2528947.jpg)
