Quotes by John Lasseter

“This guy is one of the greatest thats ever lived,”

“Every animator is a toy nut.”

“He has been a tremendous influence on my career and on most animators and animation directors around the world,”

“A simple rule of thumb is that the more geometric something is, ... the easier it is to reproduce on a computer. The more organic something is, the more difficult it is to reproduce on computer. And so, hence, Toy Story was the perfect story for our first film -- man-made world, man-made environment, flat floors. A Bugs Life, there is nothing geometric about this movie.”

“He has been a tremendous influence on my career and on most animators and animation directors around the world.”

“I never understood why you wouldnt start designing a ride when you start making a film so two months after a film comes out you have a ride. I promise you we are not only going to make great motion pictures we are going to make great rides.”

“I promise you we will make films that entertain you the moment the lights go down. Were making Disney the one place you have to work (as an animator).”

“I am so proud to be part of this company... again.”

“Quality is a great business plan.”

“I had been working nonstop through the 90s ... and my wife Nancy said, Be careful, your boys may go off to college and you will have missed it.”

Today, among little girls especially, princesses and the romanticised ideal they represent - finding the man of your dreams - have a limited shelf life.

I loved animation and cartoons, even when it was not cool when you were in high school. I raced home to see the Bugs Bunny cartoons.

I love Japan. I love the collision of the modern and ancient worlds coming together in that place. Its so high-tech and cool.

Fortunately for me, Im 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.

Computers dont create computer animation any more than a pencil creates pencil animation. What creates computer animation is the artist.

Pixar is not about computers, its about people.

My mother was a high school arts teacher, so I was always surrounded by the arts.

Sunday, for me, is all about being home with the family with no plans.

Cars was about Lightning McQueen learning to slow down and to enjoy life. The journey is the reward.

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