“Walt Disney had always tried to get more dimension in his animation an...” — John Lasseter Quote

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.

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

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

I believe in research. Each movie at Pixar involves research with college professors or taking trips to learn as much as we can about a particular subject matter.

I think it would be really cool to see 'Enchanted' on Broadway - there's been discussion of it from time to time. You'd have to figure out how to jump back and forth between animation and live actors, but the technology definitely exists now.

I don't remember the very first animation I saw, but the one that stays deepest in my memory is definitely 'Astro Boy.'

There's a process in the movie industry in both live action and animation called development hell!

Luckily, I went to school at CalArts, and then ended up here at Disney, starting in the Animation Building and working my way up. I started as an animator, and then did character designing and storyboarding, and eventually, directing.