American - Director | January 12, 1957 -
Pixar films are not realistic. They are believable for the worlds we are creating.
John Lasseter
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Probably more than any other movie we've made here at Pixar, 'Up' was the one we were the most nervous about.
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I have met a lot of top chefs around the world during my travels. Each one of them has said 'Ratatouille' is their favorite movie and the only movie that truly captures what they do.
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Fortunately for me, I'm married to an amazing woman - Nancy Lasseter - who is wise enough not to let me buy every car I want. If I was single, I would be living in a very small apartment and renting a warehouse full of cool cars.
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'Cars' is a really personal story for me because, first of all, I grew up in Los Angeles - the car crazy capital.
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The interstate highway system was built to get people from point A to point B as fast as possible. And they knocked down mountains and filled valleys and made everything nice and big and flat, and they bypassed every town.
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We use shorts at the studio extensively to develop talent. I always love to give opportunities for young story people, animators, layout people something like that to take the next step up in their career and try things out.
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I believe that, by directing, it makes me a better executive as well.
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When you're a director, you really live whatever you do.
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Steve Jobs is like a brother to me and he's one of the founders of Pixar, and when the first iPad came out, I got one right away.
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The iPad changed my life!
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I've noticed with my own kids, it seems like they have so much more homework than I did.
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