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
Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director. — 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
'Cars' is a really personal story for me because, first of all, I grew up in Los Angeles - the car crazy… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
When you really study espionage movies, or spy movies, the beginnings are really set up to have, like, an amazing bit of… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
When you set out to really entertain adults as well as kids, your audience is basically anybody who is breathing. — 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
I can't tell you, as a parent, how it feels when the doctor tells you your child has diabetes. First off, you… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
I don't really think of myself as a businessman at all. That's why I have the 'chief creative officer' role. — 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
