Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disneywas an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer he received 22 Academy Awards from 59 nominations and has won more individual Oscars than anyone else. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and one Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 December 1901
CityChicago, IL
All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable.
Once a man has tasted freedom he will never be content to be a slave. That is why I believe that this frightfulness we see everywhere today is only temporary. Tomorrow will be better for as long as America keeps alive the ideals of freedom and a better life. All men will want to be free and share our way of life. There must be so much that I should have said, but haven't. What I will say now is just what most of us are probably thinking every day. I thank God and America for the right to live and raise my family under the flag of tolerance, democracy and freedom.
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.
I started, actually, to make my first animated cartoon in 1920. Of course, they were very crude things then and I used sort of little puppet things.
It's no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment.
I believe in being an innovator.
Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.
To all that come to this happy place, welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America... with hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.
But they say if you dream a thing more than once, it's sure to come true.
Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.
Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.
I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.
You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.
I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.