John Lasseter Quotes

I started at Pixar the month 'Monsters Inc.' came out.

What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a symbol than a real character.

As far as I know, the guys at Pixar are opposed to a Monsters, Inc. sequel.

I've always loved animation it's the reason why I do what I do for a living - the films of Walt Disney. This art form is so spectacular and beautiful. And I never quite understood the feeling amongst animation studios that audiences today only wanted to see computer animation. It's never about the medium that a film is made in, it's about the story. It's about how good the movie is.

I love Pixar films; I think they're the greatest filmmakers in the world. I love Disney films. 'Tangled,' was great. I loved 'How to Train Your Dragon,' the Dreamworks film. But it's not for me. I don't want to make a film for families; I want to make adult films.

I miss animation very passionately. Not continuously, but every once in a while I would die to do another film.

I like animation: you can go to work in your pyjamas.

I gotta say, Pluto is such a great character, and if I ever got to work with him, I'd be very happy. The scene where he gets caught in fly paper, he's such a great dog!

Everyone at Junction Point has been inspired by the creative folks at Pixar and Disney Feature Animation to make 'entertainment for everyone.'

I initially moved to Switzerland for work on an animated feature film, and have been here ever since.

It's a part of most actors to want to be in an animated feature; to extend the legacy of your career.

What we were in on, really, was the invention of animation.

I just recently did a film with Disney, and they put the drawings straight on the computer. And it's all painted on the computer now and not by hand anymore.

Hopefully, 'Inside Out' will have the longevity that those older movies have, and many years down the line, people will be able to watch it and find some kinship with it.

Ariel got me into animation. She was the first Disney heroine that really felt alive. She felt like a real young woman.

Shrek is the Mickey Mouse of DreamWorks.

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

There are so many sitcoms, especially in animation, that we've almost forgotten what animation was about - movement and visuals.

I think Pixar has the opportunity to be the next Disney - not replace Disney - but be the next Disney.

I have a paper, pencil, and ink sketch for a Mickey Mouse cartoon short entitled 'Mickey's Garden' from 1935.

I've done 'Yo Gabba Gabba!' I've done... oh, it's not called 'Rapunzel' anymore. 'Tangled', that's it. Those are both huge.

There was a manga boom, so I read 'Astro Boy,' 'Osomatsu-kun,' and such. But what influenced me the most were things like 'Popeye' and Disney animation.

I was disappointed that 'Tangled' didn't get nominated for Best Animated Film.

After we finished 'Toy Story 2,' we talked about going right into making 'Toy Story 3,' because we had an idea that we thought had some promise. But there were a bunch of boring contractual problems going on between Disney and Pixar at the time that kept us from making the movie.

When I want to get inspired, I'll put a Pixar movie on silent and listen to Nas.