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
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
Everything I do and everything Pixar does is based on a simple rule: Quality is the best business plan, period. — 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
At Pixar, after every movie we have postmortum meetings where we discuss what worked and what didn't work. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Pixar films are not realistic. They are believable for the worlds we are creating. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
At Pixar, 'Wall-E' was our ninth film, and they've all been successes - more than that, they've all really touched people. Everybody… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
At Pixar, good ideas may be cut from a film, but they are never forgotten. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
We work very hard in all of the Pixar films to not make anything in the imagery that causes people to think… — 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
I am so proud that 'Up' is Pixar's 10th film. I think it's the funniest film that we've ever made and also… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Pixar's short films convinced Disney that if the company could produce memorable characters within five minutes, then the confidence was there in… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Every Pixar movie at one time was the worst motion picture ever made. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Pixar has invented much of computer animation as it's known today, and I've been very lucky to be the first traditional animator… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
In overseeing both Disney and Pixar Animation, each studio has a unique culture. — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
At Pixar, we do sequels only when we come up with a great idea, and we always strive to be different than… — 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
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
What's fun about the story development at Pixar is it's a journey. You don't just write a script and then that's the… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
At Pixar, we've been huge fans of any new technology that makes the viewer experience of our movies better. Blu-ray is the… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs is like a brother to me and he's one of the founders of Pixar, and when the first iPad came… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I love the Sonoma wine community. It's like Pixar - nothing competitive, only supportive. They're always rooting for you. — 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
