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" I love solving the problems of having groups work together and removing barriers. But to actually turn around and be in the center of that is an awkward place to be. "

Ed Catmull

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" The trick is, in everything we do, there are things we love. And sometimes the things we love get us stuck. And it's only if we let go of some of those things that we free the movie up to become greater. "

Ed Catmull

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" We need to remember we're always a lot more wrong than we think. "

" When I was young, it was television that was taking off, and so you had people worried that people were spending too much time watching television. "

" Sometimes a leap of faith doesn't pan out. "

" The problem is some of our riskier films just don't make as much money. But if you only make films that will just be commercially successful, then you can also sink yourself as a studio. "

" It is only by trying new things that we can hope to create products that are original. Don't just say those words; act like you believe them. "

" With every one of our films, we try to touch emotions, but we don't try to touch the same emotions each time. "

" If you're a director presenting a new idea, and the person who can judge whether or not it goes ahead is in the room, that makes you somewhat defensive. "

" It doesn't even matter how successful a movie like 'Up' is: you'll never sell a lot of toy walkers. But that's the way we spread out the risk. "

Ed Catmull

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" We need business leaders who have a respect for technical issues even if they don't have technical backgrounds. In a lot of U.S. industries, including cars and even computers, many managers don't think of technology as a core competency, and this attitude leads them to farm out technical issues. "

" For me, one of the great tragedies is the conclusion studios have drawn about traditional animation. I believe that 2D animation could be just as vital as it ever was. I think the problem has been with the stories. "

" When it comes to producing breakthroughs, both technological and artistic, Pixar's track record is unique. In the early 1990s, we were known as the leading technological pioneer in the field of computer animation. "

" Creative ideas aren't like Jenga blocks, where they fall apart and you've got to start from scratch, though it can feel that way. "

" As I look back on my career, I had a goal, which was to build the first feature computer-animated film. "

" We have a whole industry which is gigantic: games. Games is very successful. It's its own art form, though, and it's not the same as a linear narrative. "

" If you put out 20 films, you hope that a number are successful. It's like human reproduction versus frog reproduction. Frogs produce thousands and hope a few succeed. Humans don't produce many babies but put a lot of energy into them, which is kind of where we are. They still don't always succeed, but you try a lot harder. "

" We encourage our people to build their ideas from scratch, and we give them the resources - and, crucially, the candid feedback - that are required to transform the first wisps of a story into a truly compelling film. "

" I can't look at 'WALL-E' or 'Finding Nemo' or 'Up' and look at in the same way as people outside of the company would look at it. Each one of them had angst. "

" Every one of our films, when we start off, they suck... our job is to take it from something that sucks to something that doesn't suck. That's the hard part. "

" Linear narrative is an artfully-directed telling of a story, where the lighting and the sound is all for a very clear purpose. You're not just wandering around in the world. "

" My best advice came by examples. A supportive environment at home, school, and grad school. Support at the New York Institute of Technology, then George Lucas, Steve Jobs, and Bob Iger. The examples meant that I should support other people, even when things aren't going well. It will pay off. "

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" I did like 'Despicable Me.' I thought it was quite good. "

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