225 Quotes by John Lasseter

To take full advantage of computer animation, you have to pay as much attention to the believable as you do the unbelievable.

Fortunately for me, I'm 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.

People have a real love of looking at small worlds - something inside them is innately attracted to that 'miniature' realm.

I always laugh at these companies that have these rules saying, 'You're only allowed to have this or that on your desk.' It's no fun to work at a place like that.

One of the fun things about play is making up stories...

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

What I love about Goofy is the flesh on his cheeks. You can almost feel it.

Walt Disney had always tried to get more dimension in his animation and when I saw these tapes, I thought, This is it! This is what Walt was waiting for! But when I looked around, nobody at the studio at the time was even halfway interested in it.

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