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" Programmers are very creative people. And animators are problem solvers, just as programmers are. "

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" What happened in the early days of Disney is that Walt Disney used all of the new technologies as they came out. When matting came out, they adopted it. They adopted sound and color and xerography. Walt did that. And then, when he died, people began to think that this is just about making films, so they stopped bringing in new technologies. "

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

" A movie contains literally tens of thousands of ideas. They're in the form of every sentence; in the performance of each line; in the design of characters, sets, and backgrounds; in the locations of the camera; in the colors, the lighting, the pacing. "

" When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work. "

" 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. "

" A hallmark of a healthy creative culture is that its people feel free to share ideas, opinions, and criticisms. Our decision-making is better when we draw on the collective knowledge and unvarnished opinions of the group. "

" 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. "

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

" At heart, we believe that the films that work well are the films that do touch people emotionally. "

" Outsourcing, in and of itself, isn't responsible for the erosion of America's high tech infrastructure. The short-term thinking that led to a lot of bad outsourcing decisions is the root cause. And short-term thinking isn't a problem confined to the executive suite. It's a problem in Washington and in our society as a whole. "

" The Pixar name means more than any other name. It's very important to us to keep that name at a high level. "

" Believe me, sequels are just as hard to make as original films. "

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

" If something works, you shouldn't do it again. We want to do something that is new, original - something where there's a good chance of failure. "

" After Pixar's 2006 merger with the Walt Disney Company, its CEO, Bob Iger, asked me, chief creative officer John Lasseter, and other Pixar senior managers to help him revive Disney Animation Studios. The success of our efforts prompted me to share my thinking on how to build a sustainable creative organization. "

" 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. "

" Candor is the key to collaborating effectively. Lack of candor leads to dysfunctional environments. "

" At Pixar, we believe strongly that filmmakers should develop ideas they are passionate about. This may sound like a no-brainer, but in fact in Hollywood, the big movie studios have whole departments devoted to acquiring and developing projects that will only later be paired with a director-for-hire. "

" The skill of a good creative leader is being comfortable with blowing up an idea and knowing it will get better. "

" I don't think most of our films should be realistic, but you want that as an artistic possibility. Then, the artist can take the realism of the world and push it in ways that we can connect with. "

" I actually feel awkward being at the center of attention. "

" 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. "

" One reason for keeping Disney animation separate from Pixar was that by solving their own problems when they finished a film, Disney could say, 'Nobody bailed us out; we did it.' And it's a very important social thing for them to do that. "

" Lucasfilm has always had an openness to technology. "

" We'll fund a project even if I'm skeptical because I'd rather be proven wrong by somebody on the inside than by somebody on the outside. "

" Technical understanding should be a core competency of any company. "

" 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. "

" Encourage people to mingle, meet, and communicate. "

" 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. "