At Pixar, after every movie we have postmortum meetings where we discuss what worked and what didn't work. — 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
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
Fortunately for me, I'm married to an amazing woman - Nancy Lasseter - who is wise enough not to let me buy… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Every technology that comes into filmmaking is first a gimmick. Think about sound with 'The Jazz Singer' or the first colour or… — 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
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
Every young person gets so excited about new software packages and new technology. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Every Pixar movie at one time was the worst motion picture ever made. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Every Pixar film, when we start developing the story, it takes about four years to make one of our films. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Pixar has been compared to fine furniture makers who polish the backs of drawers - even if you don't see everything in… — 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
