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> ['Cars 2' is about a character learning to be himself. There's times in our lives where people always say, 'Well, you've gotta…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/cars-2-is-about-a-character-learning-to-be-himself-there-s-times-in/)

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

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> [The Walt Disney Animation studio is the studio that Walt Disney started himself in 1923, and it's never stopped and never closed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/the-walt-disney-animation-studio-is-the-studio-that-walt-disney/)

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

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> [When Walt Disney was making his films, he trusted his instincts and made films for himself, but they appealed to everybody, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lasseter/when-walt-disney-was-making-his-films-he-trusted-his-instincts-and/)

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## Other authors on Himself

## 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/)

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