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
There is great comfort and inspiration in the feeling of close human relationships and its bearing on our mutual fortunes - a powerful force, to overcome the "tough breaks" which are certain to come to most of us from time to time
In our animation we must show only the actions and reactions of a character, but we must picture also with the action. . . the feeling of those characters.
I've always had a feeling that any time you can experiment, you ought to do it. Because you never know what will happen.
I think it’s important to have a good hard failure when you're young. I learned a lot out of that. Because it makes you kind of aware of what can happen to you. Because of it I’ve never had any fear in my whole life when we’ve been near collapse and all of that. I’ve never been afraid. I’ve never had the feeling I couldn’t walk out and get a job doing something.
It has that thing - the imagination, and the feeling of happy excitement- I knew when I was a kid.
You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it requires people to make the dream a reality.
You know, you're just not supposed to be hitting a flip wedge into that hole,
Disneyland will always be building and growing and adding new things... new ways of having fun, of learning things, and sharing the many exciting adventures which may be experienced here in the company of family and friends.
Let your heart guide you...it whispers so listen closely.
Heigh ho, heigh ho! / It's off to work we go.
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates loot on Treasure Island and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.
Girls bored me, they still do. I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I've ever known.
lost among the other battles being fought on a crowded cultural battlefield.
leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy.