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" I am, by nature, an honest person. I wear my emotions on my sleeve. There is no 'behind closed doors' with me. "
John Lasseter
Me
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" 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. "
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" You know, going to the movies has always been recession-proof. It's fairly cheap entertainment; it's classic escapism. "
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" I think 'Disney Infinity' is exciting. It's hard to even call it a video game, because it's so different. What excites me about this is how it's going to put more and more of what happens in the game into the hands of the user; it's up to them. You can play it to where everything's laid out for you. "
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" 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. "
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" My mother was a high school arts teacher, so I was always surrounded by the arts. "
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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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" Everything I do and everything Pixar does is based on a simple rule: Quality is the best business plan, period. "
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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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" In dire economic times, movies are relatively inexpensive entertainment for the whole family. "
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" Sunday, for me, is all about being home with the family with no plans. "
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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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" Look at the films of Walt Disney: 'Snow White' came out in February 1938, and I can't think of another film from that year that's watched as much. The same is true of 'Bambi,' 'Dumbo'... even, frankly, 'Toy Story,' which is probably watched more than any other movie of 1995. "
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" '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. "
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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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