John Lasseter quotes

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

The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.

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

If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation that's entertaining you as you drive and listen? No, it's the storytelling. That's why we put so much importance on story. No amount of great animation will save a bad story.

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

I love 3-D. I have been a big fan of 3-D for a long, long time. I took my 1988 wedding pictures in 3-D!

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

Computers don't create computer animation any more than a pencil creates pencil animation. What creates computer animation is the artist.

I love French auto design of the early '50s, '60s, early '70s of Citorens, Renaults, and Peugeots. They're so unique.

Pixar is not about computers, it's about people.

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

The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.

There is such amazing talent at Disney. My job is 100% creative, and I am very excited to creatively lead them.

If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation that's entertaining you as you drive and listen? No, it's the storytelling. That's why we put so much importance on story. No amount of great animation will save a bad story.

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

'Cars' is simply near and dear to my heart.

The hardest thing to get is true emotion. I always believe you need to earn that with the audience. You can't just tell them, 'Ok, be sad now.'

My brother liked sewing and sculpting and making things, and my sister sewed and painted and cooked and baked. She's a professional baker now and makes the most gorgeous sculpture-like cakes. She's the queen of wedding cakes in the Lake Tahoe area.

Art challenges technology, but technology inspires the art.

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