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" A good part of my leadership skills is crafted from learning from experiences early in my career that were not positive experiences. "

" 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. "

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

" Art challenges technology, but technology inspires the art. "

" As a filmmaker, I'm very collaborative. I don't pretend to know everything that is needed to make a movie. What I like to do is get together with a group of people, starting with developing the story and bounce around ideas. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" At Pixar, we've been huge fans of any new technology that makes the viewer experience of our movies better. Blu-ray is the best yet because the picture quality, especially for our movies, is unbelievable. "

" '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. "

" 'Bolt' was made by Walt Disney Animation Studios, not by Pixar. "

" Car love is the sound of a throaty V-8 rumbling and revving, the acceleration throwing you back in the seat - especially when you get on a beautiful, winding road and the light's dappling through the trees. "

" 'Cars 2' is about a character learning to be himself. There's times in our lives where people always say, 'Well, you've gotta act differently. You should always be yourself.' That's the emotional core of the story. "

" 'Cars' is a really personal story for me because, first of all, I grew up in Los Angeles - the car crazy capital. "

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

" Every movie has three things you have to do - you have to have a compelling story that keeps people on the edge of their seats; you have to populate that story with memorable and appealing characters; and you have to put that story and those characters in a believable world. Those three things are so vitally important. "

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

" Every Pixar movie at one time was the worst motion picture ever made. "

" Every single Pixar film, at one time or another, has been the worst movie ever put on film. But we know. We trust our process. We don't get scared and say, 'Oh, no, this film isn't working.' "

" Every technology that comes into filmmaking is first a gimmick. Think about sound with 'The Jazz Singer' or the first colour or surround sound - it takes a while for filmmakers to understand how to use it. "

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

" Every young person gets so excited about new software packages and new technology. "

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

" Fortunately for me, I'm married to an amazing woman - Nancy Lasseter - who is wise enough not to let me buy every car I want. If I was single, I would be living in a very small apartment and renting a warehouse full of cool cars. "

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

" I always laugh at these companies that have these rules saying, 'You're only allowed to have this or that on your desk.' It's no fun to work at a place like that. "

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

" 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. "

" I believe God is in the details. "

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