A gem of a short film has a sense of pure joy in animation that is different from anything you see in a feature film.
John LasseterWhen you make these films, they become like your children. But at a certain point, they donโt belong to you anymore; they belong to the world.
John LasseterSure, 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.
John Lasseter