--- title: "Best Edwin Catmull Sayings" description: "Edwin Earl Catmull is an American computer scientist and animator who co‑founded Pixar and later led Walt Disney Animation Studios. He received the 2019..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b141/author-edwin-catmull-5340.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b141/author-edwin-catmull-5340.jpg) # Edwin Catmull (1945) Computer Scientist United States **101** quotes in **373** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Edwin Catmull is a computer scientist from the United States. ## Quick Facts About Edwin Catmull Born March 31, 1945 Nationality United States Profession Computer Scientist Notable works Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration ## About Edwin Catmull Edwin Earl Catmull is an American computer scientist and animator who co‑founded Pixar and later led Walt Disney Animation Studios. He received the 2019 ACM Turing Award for his work in 3D computer graphics. ## Awards & Honors Academy Award of Merit Turing Award Gordon E. Sawyer Award IEEE John von Neumann Medal Producers Guild of America Awards ACM Fellow Progress Medal (SMPTE) Computer History Museum Fellow ## Quotes by Edwin Catmull · Page 3 > [A movie contains literally tens of thousands of ideas. They're in the form of every sentence; in the performance of each line;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/a-movie-contains-literally-tens-of-thousands-of-ideas-they-re-in-the/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Colors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/colors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e20/edwin-catmull-5340_colors_a-movie-contains-literally-tens-of-thous_168066.jpg) > [The trick is, in everything we do, there are things we love. And sometimes the things we love get us stuck. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/the-trick-is-in-everything-we-do-there-are-things-we-love-and/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d94/edwin-catmull-5340_everything_the-trick-is-in-everything-we-do-there-a_1174393.jpg) > [When it comes to producing breakthroughs, both technological and artistic, Pixar's track record is unique. In the early 1990s, we were known…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/when-it-comes-to-producing-breakthroughs-both-technological-and/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/edwin-catmull-5340_1990s_when-it-comes-to-producing-breakthroughs_286488.png) > [When I was young, it was television that was taking off, and so you had people worried that people were spending too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/when-i-was-young-it-was-television-that-was-taking-off-and-so-you-had/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/979/edwin-catmull-5340_people_when-i-was-young-it-was-television-that_1507313.png) > [We'll fund a project even if I'm skeptical because I'd rather be proven wrong by somebody on the inside than by somebody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/we-ll-fund-a-project-even-if-i-m-skeptical-because-i-d-rather-be/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d1/edwin-catmull-5340_even_we-ll-fund-a-project-even-if-i-m-skeptic_156042.png) > [We have a whole industry which is gigantic: games. Games is very successful. It's its own art form, though, and it's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/we-have-a-whole-industry-which-is-gigantic-games-games-is-very/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f7/edwin-catmull-5340_art_we-have-a-whole-industry-which-is-gigant_167783.jpg) > [You can give a great film idea to a mediocre team and they may screw it up, but if you give a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/you-can-give-a-great-film-idea-to-a-mediocre-team-and-they-may-screw/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/edwin-catmull-5340_cinema_you-can-give-a-great-film-idea-to-a-medi_1471529.png) > [Creativity has to start somewhere, and we are true believers in the power of bracing, candid feedback, and the iterative process -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/creativity-has-to-start-somewhere-and-we-are-true-believers-in-the/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f9/edwin-catmull-5340_character_creativity-has-to-start-somewhere-and-we_84812.png) > [I worked closely with Steve Jobs for twenty-six years. To this day, for all that has been written about him, I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/i-worked-closely-with-steve-jobs-for-twenty-six-years-to-this-day-for/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/edwin-catmull-5340_about_i-worked-closely-with-steve-jobs-for-twe_436986.png) > [I've really thought a lot about why other companies fail or succeed. I had to be a student of failure and find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/i-ve-really-thought-a-lot-about-why-other-companies-fail-or-succeed-i/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/677/edwin-catmull-5340_business_i-ve-really-thought-a-lot-about-why-othe_1019194.jpg) > [If you give a good idea to a mediocre group, they'll screw it up. If you give a mediocre idea to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/if-you-give-a-good-idea-to-a-mediocre-group-they-ll-screw-it-up-if/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75c/edwin-catmull-5340_come-up_if-you-give-a-good-idea-to-a-mediocre-gr_2117463.jpg) > [Linear narrative is an artfully-directed telling of a story, where the lighting and the sound is all for a very clear purpose.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/linear-narrative-is-an-artfully-directed-telling-of-a-story-where-the/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/278/edwin-catmull-5340_lighting_linear-narrative-is-an-artfully-directed_1809020.png) > [The problem is some of our riskier films just don't make as much money. But if you only make films that will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/the-problem-is-some-of-our-riskier-films-just-don-t-make-as-much/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/edwin-catmull-5340_cinema_the-problem-is-some-of-our-riskier-films_2679599.png) > [I use a progressive alarm that makes a soft sound at first and then progressively gets louder. But I usually wake on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/i-use-a-progressive-alarm-that-makes-a-soft-sound-at-first-and-then/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/edwin-catmull-5340_alarm_i-use-a-progressive-alarm-that-makes-a-s_1165800.jpg) > [The Braintrust developed organically out of the rare working relationship among the five men who led and edited the production of 'Toy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/the-braintrust-developed-organically-out-of-the-rare-working/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Men](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/men/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fd/edwin-catmull-5340_men_the-braintrust-developed-organically-out_2066032.png) > [Believe me, you don't want to be at a company where there is more candor in the hallways than in the rooms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/believe-me-you-don-t-want-to-be-at-a-company-where-there-is-more-2/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/edwin-catmull-5340_being_believe-me-you-don-t-want-to-be-at-a-com_2579275.png) > [I don't think most of our films should be realistic, but you want that as an artistic possibility. Then, the artist can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/i-don-t-think-most-of-our-films-should-be-realistic-but-you-want-that/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/194/edwin-catmull-5340_art_i-don-t-think-most-of-our-films-should-b_1718881.png) > [It doesn't even matter how successful a movie like 'Up' is: you'll never sell a lot of toy walkers. But that's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/it-doesn-t-even-matter-how-successful-a-movie-like-up-is-you-ll-never/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0d/edwin-catmull-5340_film_it-doesn-t-even-matter-how-successful-a_900058.png) > [I love solving the problems of having groups work together and removing barriers. But to actually turn around and be in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/i-love-solving-the-problems-of-having-groups-work-together-and/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/edwin-catmull-5340_awkward_i-love-solving-the-problems-of-having-gr_3094363.png) > [If you're a director presenting a new idea, and the person who can judge whether or not it goes ahead is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/if-you-re-a-director-presenting-a-new-idea-and-the-person-who-can/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43b/edwin-catmull-5340_ahead_if-you-re-a-director-presenting-a-new-id_985080.png) > [We start from the presumption that our people are talented and want to contribute. We accept that, without meaning to, our company…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-catmull/we-start-from-the-presumption-that-our-people-are-talented-and-want/) [Edwin Catmull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/edwin-catmull-5340_accepting_we-start-from-the-presumption-that-our-p_2431958.jpg) ## Edwin Catmull by topic [Film (19)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/edwin-catmull/) [People (15)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/edwin-catmull/) [Disney (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disney/edwin-catmull/) [Cinema (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/edwin-catmull/) [Time (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/edwin-catmull/) [Ideas (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideas/edwin-catmull/) [Business (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/edwin-catmull/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-catmull/#itemlist", "name": "Edwin Catmull Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A movie contains literally tens of thousands of ideas. 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