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Toys are put on this Earth to be played with by a child. — John Lasseter

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

The iPad changed my life! — John Lasseter

Sunday, for me, is all about being home with the family with no plans. — John Lasseter

People have a real love of looking at small worlds - something inside them is innately attracted to that 'miniature' realm. — John Lasseter

In an animated film you can do whatever you want, but that doesn't mean you should do everything you want. — John Lasseter

Short films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director. — John Lasseter

The more we all help each other, the more we all benefit. So go out there. Help others. — John Lasseter

I was born in 1957, so when I was a kid, there wasn't anything called a video game. When 'Pong' came out, it was awesome. — John Lasseter

One of the fun things about play is making up stories ... — John Lasseter

I love movies that make me cry, because they're tapping into a real emotion in me, and I always think afterwards: how did they do that? — John Lasseter

To me, I would much rather be part of a healthy industry than being the only player in a dead industry. — John Lasseter

I love the work of Hayao Miyazaki. 'My Neighbor Totoro' and 'Castle in the Sky' are two of the great films that he's made that I just love. — John Lasseter

Everything I do and everything Pixar does is based on a simple rule: Quality is the best business plan, period. — John Lasseter

I believe once you watch a Miyazaki film, you'll get hooked. — John Lasseter

I try to make pictures I would want to see. — John Lasseter

I believe God is in the details. — John Lasseter

True play is creativity. — John Lasseter

I'm a big fan of pantomime storytelling, being an animator. — John Lasseter

I remember when John Lasseter called me back in the late 1990s to personally invite me to come be the voice of Barbie in 'Toy Story 2.' — Jodi Benson

At Pixar, good ideas may be cut from a film, but they are never forgotten. — John Lasseter

Steve Jobs is like a brother to me and he's one of the founders of Pixar, and when the first iPad came out, I got one right away. — John Lasseter

I love French auto design of the early '50s, '60s, early '70s of Citorens, Renaults, and Peugeots. They're so unique. — John Lasseter

Probably more than any other movie we've made here at Pixar, 'Up' was the one we were the most nervous about. — John Lasseter

In dire economic times, movies are relatively inexpensive entertainment for the whole family. — John Lasseter

Disney Infinity gives you the ability to be creative in a way that nobody's ever seen before. — John Lasseter

Art challenges technology, but technology inspires the art. — John Lasseter

Computers don't create computer animation any more than a pencil creates pencil animation. What creates computer animation is the artist. — John Lasseter

In overseeing both Disney and Pixar Animation, each studio has a unique culture. — John Lasseter

I worry about kids today not having time to build a tree house or ride a bike or go fishing. I worry that life is getting faster and faster. — John Lasseter

Growing up, my favorite TV show was 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.', hands down. — John Lasseter

Animation is the only thing I ever wanted to do in my whole life. I have no desire for live-action or anything else. — John Lasseter

When you set out to really entertain adults as well as kids, your audience is basically anybody who is breathing. — John Lasseter

I do what I do because of Walt Disney. Goofy. Mickey Mouse. I never forgot how their films entertained me. — John Lasseter

Pixar films are not realistic. They are believable for the worlds we are creating. — John Lasseter

I believe in research you cannot do enough research; believability comes out of what's real. — John Lasseter

Quality is the best business plan. — John Lasseter

Every Pixar film, when we start developing the story, it takes about four years to make one of our films. — John Lasseter

Slice open one of my veins and cartoons will pour out; open another vein and you'll get a flood of motor oil. — John Lasseter

You know, going to the movies has always been recession-proof. It's fairly cheap entertainment; it's classic escapism. — John Lasseter

'Finding Nemo' was originally shot in 3D. — John Lasseter

'Cars' is simply near and dear to my heart. — John Lasseter

With science, there is this culture of experimentation, and most of the time, those experiments fail. — John Lasseter

Winnie the Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood are among the most entertaining and beloved characters ever animated by Disney. — John Lasseter

I believe that, by directing, it makes me a better executive as well. — John Lasseter

I'm the biggest fan of animation. I love the history of animation, I know it well. — John Lasseter

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

My mother was a high school arts teacher, so I was always surrounded by the arts. — John Lasseter

I love 3-D. I have been a big fan of 3-D for a long, long time. I took my 1988 wedding pictures in 3-D! — John Lasseter

I would get so into playing as a kid that I'd lose track of time. — John Lasseter

'Bambi' is an amazing film, and when you watch it today, it's just as beautiful. It's timeless. It's just as beautiful today as it was back then. — John Lasseter

At Pixar, after every movie we have postmortum meetings where we discuss what worked and what didn't work. — John Lasseter

I love bringing the inanimate object to life. — John Lasseter

What I love about Goofy is the flesh on his cheeks. You can almost feel it. — John Lasseter

I'm a car nut. My father was a parts manager at a Chevrolet dealership. — John Lasseter

To take full advantage of computer animation, you have to pay as much attention to the believable as you do the unbelievable. — John Lasseter

Every Pixar movie at one time was the worst motion picture ever made. — John Lasseter

I never quite understood why Disney hadn't made a sincere fairy tale since 'Beauty and the Beast.' — John Lasseter

People want to be creatively satisfied, and having fun is such an important part of that. — John Lasseter

When Walt Disney was making his films, he trusted his instincts and made films for himself, but they appealed to everybody, not just kids. — John Lasseter

Soon I learned that the worse the puns and jokes, the funnier they could be, if you knew how to deliver them. — John Lasseter

John [Lasseter] always said that he was Andy, and Joe [Ranft] and I were Sid, and I think that's true. — Andrew Stanton

Your voice is worthwhile. Have faith in it. — John Lasseter

I think the best movie ever made was 'Dumbo.' — John Lasseter

Walt Disney always said, 'For every laugh, there should be a tear.' I believe in that. — John Lasseter

I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me. — John Lasseter

I've noticed with my own kids, it seems like they have so much more homework than I did. — John Lasseter

At Pixar, we do sequels only when we come up with a great idea, and we always strive to be different than the original. — John Lasseter

'Cars' was about Lightning McQueen learning to slow down and to enjoy life. The journey is the reward. — John Lasseter

I'm a huge fan of Blu-rays myself. — John Lasseter

I always felt a little bit like a little kid that's never grown up in the world of adults. — John Lasseter

I don't believe that an animation studio should be an executive-driven studio. — John Lasseter

This is what I always tell my filmmakers-you have to do tons of research, because you don't know where the inspiration is going come from. — John Lasseter

Every young person gets so excited about new software packages and new technology. — John Lasseter

When I look at the success I have, it's because of my creative-thinking skills. — John Lasseter

It's the nature of Hollywood that there are the people in power and the people who tell them what they want them to hear. — John Lasseter

I laugh very hard at work every day. — John Lasseter

Of all studios that should be doing 2-D animation, it should be Disney. — John Lasseter

I realized that people make cartoons for a living. It had never dawned on me that you could do this as a career. — John Lasseter

I've always been thinking in three dimensions, ever since I started working with computer animation in the early '80s. — John Lasseter

Animation is the one type of movie that really does play for the entire audience. Our challenge is to make stories that connect for kids and adults. — John Lasseter

The way the films look will never entertain an audience alone. It has to be in the service of a good story with great characters. — John Lasseter

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 one of the most beautiful. — John Lasseter

The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. — John Lasseter

Every animator is really an actor performing in slow motion, living the character a drawing at a time. — John Lasseter

I love Japan. I love the collision of the modern and ancient worlds coming together in that place. It's so high-tech and cool. — John Lasseter

You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It has to be the story and the characters. — John Lasseter

If you can think about it, you can create it. — John Lasseter

I have this saying. Quality is the best business plan. I believe so strongly in that. — John Lasseter

We work very hard in all of the Pixar films to not make anything in the imagery that causes people to think of something other than the story. — John Lasseter

For me, personally, I will always do G-rated films, which the world needs more of. — John Lasseter

I have motor oil running through my veins. — John Lasseter

If you think something's stupid, it probably is. — John Lasseter

There was a period of time when they estimated the two biggest stars in Hollywood were Charlie Chaplin and Mickey Mouse. — John Lasseter

There is such amazing talent at Disney. My job is 100% creative, and I am very excited to creatively lead them. — John Lasseter

I've got Disney blood running through my veins. — John Lasseter

I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining. — John Lasseter

One of the big technical advances that's really great looking is the water. — John Lasseter

Pixar is not about computers, it's about people. — John Lasseter

I was mentored by great Disney animators at the end of their careers. — John Lasseter