'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
Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director. — 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
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
'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
When you go into the theatre and the lights dim, you want to entertain people from beginning to end. You want them… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
We use shorts at the studio extensively to develop talent. I always love to give opportunities for young story people, animators, layout… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story… — 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
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
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
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
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
