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> [When you go into the theatre and the lights dim, you want to entertain people from beginning to end. You want them to be swept up in your story, on the edge of their seats, unable to wait to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/when-you-go-into-the-theatre-and-the-lights-dim-you-want-to-entertain/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

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> [Every movie has three things you have to do - you have to have a compelling story that keeps people on the edge of their seats; you have to populate that story with memorable and appealing characters; and you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/every-movie-has-three-things-you-have-to-do-you-have-to-have-a/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

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## Other authors on Edge

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## More by John Lasseter

> [It’s so important to create in your own voice, to hold onto what makes you unique, and have faith in your vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/it-s-so-important-to-create-in-your-own-voice-to-hold-onto-what-makes/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/the-only-thing-steve-jobs-has-ever-asked-me-in-all-the-years-we-ve/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/the-hardest-thing-to-get-is-true-emotion-i-always-believe-you-need-to/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [I'm really proud of 'Cars.' 'Cars,' when it first came out, got probably the most mediocre reviews of a Pixar film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/i-m-really-proud-of-cars-cars-when-it-first-came-out-got-probably-the/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [Car love is the sound of a throaty V-8 rumbling and revving, the acceleration throwing you back in the seat - especially when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/car-love-is-the-sound-of-a-throaty-v-8-rumbling-and-revving-the/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/when-you-make-these-films-they-become-like-your-children-but-at-a/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [A gem of a short film has a sense of pure joy in animation that is different from anything you see in a feature…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/a-gem-of-a-short-film-has-a-sense-of-pure-joy-in-animation-that-is/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [I think that as I had children, I have five sons, and they got into video games and were the prime ages through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/i-think-that-as-i-had-children-i-have-five-sons-and-they-got-into/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/people-who-get-into-animation-tend-to-be-kids-we-don-t-have-to-grow/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/i-love-the-villains-who-are-really-hyper-smart-when-at-the-end-of-the/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [Toys are put on this Earth to be played with by a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/toys-are-put-on-this-earth-to-be-played-with-by-a-child/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [Humor is the easiest to achieve; the 'heart' is always the toughest, because you can't tell people to feel a certain way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/humor-is-the-easiest-to-achieve-the-heart-is-always-the-toughest/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [I laugh very hard at work every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/i-laugh-very-hard-at-work-every-day/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/short-films-really-helped-me-develop-as-a-story-teller-animator-and/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

> [I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/i-believe-in-the-nobility-of-entertaining-people-and-i-take-great/)

[John Lasseter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lasseter/)

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