Edwin Catmull

I actually feel awkward being at the center of attention.

— Edwin Catmull

Lucasfilm has always had an openness to technology.

— Edwin Catmull

What I've learned running Pixar applies to all businesses.

— Edwin Catmull

Success hides problems...you don't need to address problems.

— Edwin Catmull

We need to remember we're always a lot more wrong than we think.

— Edwin Catmull

Sometimes a leap of faith doesn't pan out.

— Edwin Catmull

Every new idea in any field needs protection.

— Edwin Catmull

I did like 'Despicable Me.' I thought it was quite good.

— Edwin Catmull

For me, creativity includes problem-solving. That's the broad definition of it.

— Edwin Catmull

As I look back on my career, I had a goal, which was to build the first feature computer-animated film.

— Edwin Catmull

Every creative person can draft into service those around them who exhibit the right mixture of intelligence, insight, and grace.

— Edwin Catmull

Creative ideas aren't like Jenga blocks, where they fall apart and you've got to start from scratch, though it can feel that…

— Edwin Catmull

The skill of a good creative leader is being comfortable with blowing up an idea and knowing it will get better.

— Edwin Catmull

We have to evolve, we have to change, and in order to do that, we have to initiate the change.

— Edwin Catmull

I've always been surprised at the number of people who think we've got it all figured out. It's incorrect, and it's a…

— Edwin Catmull

The desire to avoid meltdowns actually is one of the things that screws up live-action films.

— Edwin Catmull

The problem is some of our riskier films just don't make as much money. But if you only make films that will…

— Edwin Catmull

Linear narrative is an artfully-directed telling of a story, where the lighting and the sound is all for a very clear purpose.…

— Edwin Catmull

Creativity has to start somewhere, and we are true believers in the power of bracing, candid feedback, and the iterative process -…

— Edwin Catmull

You can give a great film idea to a mediocre team and they may screw it up, but if you give a…

— Edwin Catmull

I've really thought a lot about why other companies fail or succeed. I had to be a student of failure and find…

— Edwin Catmull

If you give a good idea to a mediocre group, they'll screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a…

— Edwin Catmull

I worked closely with Steve Jobs for twenty-six years. To this day, for all that has been written about him, I don't…

— Edwin Catmull

When it comes to producing breakthroughs, both technological and artistic, Pixar's track record is unique. In the early 1990s, we were known…

— Edwin Catmull

After Pixar's 2006 merger with the Walt Disney Company, its CEO, Bob Iger, asked me, chief creative officer John Lasseter, and other…

— Edwin Catmull

One term that's used in this industry a lot is this notion of 'feeding the beast.' You've got all of these people…

— Edwin Catmull

While problems in a film are fairly easy to identify, the sources of those problems are often extraordinarily difficult to assess. A…

— Edwin Catmull

Outsourcing, in and of itself, isn't responsible for the erosion of America's high tech infrastructure. The short-term thinking that led to a…

— Edwin Catmull

Part of being the successful Pixar is that we will take risks on teams and ideas, and some of them won't work…

— Edwin Catmull

I have received a great deal of benefit from the simple yet difficult practice of learning to stop the internal voice in…

— Edwin Catmull

I exercise in the gym about three times a week. I vary the workout every time, but I'll always do some type…

— Edwin Catmull

At Pixar, we believe strongly that filmmakers should develop ideas they are passionate about. This may sound like a no-brainer, but in…

— Edwin Catmull

Beware of being blinded by your own success.

— Edwin Catmull

Are the Simpsons cool? They are, and that is crude 2D animation.

— Edwin Catmull

I liked the first 'Kung Fu Panda.'

— Edwin Catmull

If you think you're right 80% of the time, you're deluded.

— Edwin Catmull

Everything's interconnected. That's the way life is.

— Edwin Catmull

If everyone is trying to prevent error, it screws things up.

— Edwin Catmull

Encourage people to mingle, meet, and communicate.

— Edwin Catmull

Technical understanding should be a core competency of any company.

— Edwin Catmull