John Lasseter
John Lasseter
John Alan Lasseteris an American animator and film director, who is the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios. He is also the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth12 January 1957
CountryUnited States of America
beautiful art feelings
I've always loved animation it's the reason why I do what I do for a living - the films of Walt Disney. This art form is so spectacular and beautiful. And I never quite understood the feeling amongst animation studios that audiences today only wanted to see computer animation. It's never about the medium that a film is made in, it's about the story. It's about how good the movie is.
character joy parks
I do what I do because of Walt Disney - his films and his theme park and his characters and his joy in entertaining.
movie mother baby
Sure, they were simple desk lamps with only a minimal amount of movement, but you could immediately tell that Luxo Jr. was a baby, and that the big one was his mother. In that short little film, computer animation went from a novelty to a serious tool for filmmaking.
creating world film
Pixar films are not realistic. They are believable for the worlds we are creating.
artist stories individual
Directing is one of my favourite things to do because I love telling stories and I love working with the individual artists and it's something that I really missed.
real believe research
I believe in research you cannot do enough research; believability comes out of what's real.
oil cartoon veins
Slice open one of my veins and cartoons will pour out; open another vein and you'll get a flood of motor oil.
real people world
People have a real love of looking at small worlds - something inside them is innately attracted to that 'miniature' realm.
mean unique thinking
You need others. Too often people think that being unique means being isolated, and being a great artist means coming up with genius ideas out of nowhere. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
giving creative way
Disney Infinity gives you the ability to be creative in a way that nobody's ever seen before.
fun play stories
One of the fun things about play is making up stories...
desire action animation
Animation is the only thing I ever wanted to do in my whole life. I have no desire for live-action or anything else.
waiting saws dimensions
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.
running blood veins
I've got Disney blood running through my veins.