Thomas O. Staggs Quotes

I look up to Walt Disney and what he has done.

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

I see Walt Disney as kind of the epitome of a dreamer. He was a very forward thinker.

I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.

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

Then, as now, the Disney studio buzzed with activity. You had a strong impression of being at the center of something very exciting.

Walt Disney was not a merchant of sadness.

You don't base records on success; you base it on creativity.

The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to need in a spiritually empty land.

The last person to stand still and repeat himself was Walt Disney. He refused to repeat himself. So to think that he'd be making the same kind of film in the year 2001 that he made in 1941 is absurd.

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

Disney was not a good animator, he didn't draw well at all, but he was always a great idea man, and a good writer.

I like 'Sponge Bob' and 'The Last Airbender.' I like shows where people get creative to do the impossible.

Walt Disney was my great hero.

I don't have a problem with green screen at all. I think children invented CGI. We invent worlds. A stick can become a sword. Or a bowl of stones can become a bowl of tomatoes. That's what children do, and that's what CGI enables us to do.

I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness.

Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success on the stage.

At Pixar, 'Wall-E' was our ninth film, and they've all been successes - more than that, they've all really touched people. Everybody wonders, 'How do you do it?' Well, how do you not do it? You just work hard.

We feel really lucky at Disney to work with a great stable of artists.

Disney has a great tradition of enchanting children and giving them something to behold.

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

I just love everything that Disney and Pixar do. Not only do they do beautiful films, but they have great messages for kids.

I watch a lot of Disney.

I love Disney.

In 'Space Dandy,' I'm trying to challenge myself and do stuff I haven't done before. I'm aiming for a really funny, cool, and crazy creation.