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
Let your heart guide you...it whispers so listen closely.
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I never called my work an 'art' It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.
I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things.
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives.
I've always been bored with just making money. I've wanted to do things; I wanted to build things, to get something going. What money meant to me was that I was able to get money to do that for me.
I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment.
Always, as you travel, assimilate the sounds and sights of the world.
Behind every great amusement park is a great fan site.
My persistence is the measure of the belief I have in myself.
I resent the limitations of my own imagination.
We like to have a point of view in our stories, not an obvious moral, but a worthwhile theme. ... All we are trying to do is give the public good entertainment. That is all they want.
Leadership shows judgment, wisdom, personal appeal and proven competence.
Movies are a medium of expression like a symphony orchestra...or a painter's brush and canvas.