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" At Pixar, after every movie we have postmortum meetings where we discuss what worked and what didn't work. "
John Lasseter
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" 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. "
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" 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.' "
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" To me, I would much rather be part of a healthy industry than being the only player in a dead industry. "
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" If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation that's entertaining you as you drive and listen? No, it's the storytelling. That's why we put so much importance on story. No amount of great animation will save a bad story. "
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" I do what I do because of Walt Disney. Goofy. Mickey Mouse. I never forgot how their films entertained me. "
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" When you really study espionage movies, or spy movies, the beginnings are really set up to have, like, an amazing bit of action, but at the moment you're watching it, you have no idea why or what it's about. "
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" The specific influences on villains to me is, I love the villains who are really hyper-smart. When at the end of the movie you find out what they were about, and it makes absolutely perfect sense from their point of view. "
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" I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining. "
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