Every Pixar movie at one time was the worst motion picture ever made. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I love movies that make me cry, because they're tapping into a real emotion in me, and I always think afterwards: how… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
You know, going to the movies has always been recession-proof. It's fairly cheap entertainment; it's classic escapism. — 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
I love 3-D. I have been a big fan of 3-D for a long, long time. I took my 1988 wedding pictures… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Probably more than any other movie we've made here at Pixar, 'Up' was the one we were the most nervous about. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
At Pixar, after every movie we have postmortum meetings where we discuss what worked and what didn't work. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I believe in research. Each movie at Pixar involves research with college professors or taking trips to learn as much as we… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It has to be the story and the characters. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I have met a lot of top chefs around the world during my travels. Each one of them has said 'Ratatouille' is… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
The specific influences on villains to me is, I love the villains who are really hyper-smart. When at the end of the… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Look at the films of Walt Disney: 'Snow White' came out in February 1938, and I can't think of another film from… — 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 single Pixar film, at one time or another, has been the worst movie ever put on film. But we know. We… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Take any movie with an actor you like. Turn your head and just listen to the performance. In some cases, the physical… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
You make a movie to entertain audiences. That's why you make a movie. The product sales is because people love the characters,… — 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,… — 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
In dire economic times, movies are relatively inexpensive entertainment for the whole family. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
As a filmmaker, I'm very collaborative. I don't pretend to know everything that is needed to make a movie. What I like… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
We make the kind of movies we like to watch. I love to laugh. I love to be amazed by how beautiful… — 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
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