'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
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 Walt Disney was making his films, he trusted his instincts and made films for himself, but they appealed to everybody, not… — 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
