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I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three hours of their busy lives.
“I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three hours of their busy lives.”
— John Lasseter · Busy
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“I believe in the nobility of entertaining people and I take great, great pride that people are willing to give me two or three hours of their busy lives.”
“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.”
“Animation is the one type of movie that really does play for the entire audience. Our challenge is to make stories that connect for kids and adults.”
“I love the Sonoma wine community. It's like Pixar - nothing competitive, only supportive. They're always rooting for you.”
“If you've seen 'Spirited Away', 'Spirited Away' is set in a very, very Japanese sensibility. And so, to Japanese audiences, when Sen would walk up, the main character, and look at this big building with a flag on it with Japanese writing on it, everyone in Japan would know what that is.”
“'Cars' was about Lightning McQueen learning to slow down and to enjoy life. The journey is the reward.”
“I really love being busy because I am - feel like I am at my best when I am busy.”
“Sometimes people will sue me to make an example of me but I don't sit home worrying about it; I'm too busy working.”
“Keeping busy: This is a problem that you're glad to have.”
“Because my business life is so busy, my home is really my sanctuary. That is where I reflect and spend quality time with my girls.”
“Ever-busy, ever-building, ever-in-motion, ever-throwing-out the old for the new, we have hardly paused to think about what we are so busy building, and what we have thrown away. Meanwhile, the everyday landscape becomes more nightmarish and unmanageable each year.”
“Our contemporary society is experimenting with the diminishment of caregivers for children. Some children are raised through crucial stages of life by only one person. This one person, who strives to give the best, may be overwhelmed, busy, trying to raise many children. And even in homes with two parents, many children are essentially alone.”