John Lasseter Quotes

I'd like to think that we strive in film and theatre to tell great stories, and I believe in the power of storytelling in our culture.

The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all.

In writing literary fiction, you are trying to help yourself. And readers are going to literary fiction not just to be entertained, but because they feel something else will happen; that the experience will take them beyond themselves and show them something they haven't seen before.

It's been an objective of mine since I started writing songs to include both intellect and energy.

There's an electrical thing about movies.

The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.

At the end of the day, I just want a movie that's great, that people are going to love and laugh at and be affected by, and also have an emotional journey.

When I saw 'Talk to Her' for the first time, I was crying out loud because I couldn't imagine that I was doing that film.

I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, I'll get to pursue them.

I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab people's attention, to keep them turning the pages, to make them stay awake all night. I want to stir the pulse, yes, but also to stir the heart. I hope 'The Woods' does that.

At the end of the day, I'm a fan of great stories and great songs.

At the end of the day, whether it's on film or on stage or for a crowd of however many at Kenwood House, my job is to make sure people have a good time and come away with a feeling and a story.

I still go see films for entertainment, and I love them, but for me as a filmmaker, I really want to have a purpose in telling a story.

I feel very strongly as a writer and as a director it is not my job to crush the audience's imagination.

I don't make movies to make a point; I make movies to tell stories about people.

When we think about a great movie, I mean, what do we think about? We think about story, we think about character. And when the visual effects aren't perfect, we forgive it.

I feel that since I was a little, little person, I knew that one of my life goals was to tell stories and bring joy to people.

You really have to do your job as a writer and push people to be as creative as possible. What's nice about the TV medium is you have such a connection to the characters that when somebody dies, the audience cries. They really feel it. You really don't cry when someone dies in a horror movie.

I'm dedicated to bringing to life what the author is trying to portray. I try to make the producers cry and the crew laugh.

Whether I'm directing live action or animation, my responsibility is the same. I have an audience sitting in a theater with their popcorn, and I've got to show them a good time and make them feel something.

I think comedy and music are both things that we need as human beings. I think that both art forms can touch people.

I think the reason I choose the comic approach so often is because it's harder, therefore affording me the opportunity to show off. Also, a comic vision is my natural world view, but I've grown up in spite of myself and I can pass the comic twist if it detracts from what the characters need. Yes, the life of a saint is hard.

I really become the characters when I'm writing them. I'll become one or two of them more than others, I'm consistent that way.

My feeling has always been if you entertain people, they give you permission to do more on a thematic or character level.

If a character dies, you should feel that. If a character accomplishes something, you should feel that. That's where you try to find that balance. It's impossible to articulate, as you go through it. You just have to recognize it.