You cannot base a whole movie on just the imagery alone. It has to be the story and the characters.
John LasseterA good part of my leadership skills is crafted from learning from experiences early in my career that were not positive experiences.
John Lasseter'Cars' was about Lightning McQueen learning to slow down and to enjoy life. The journey is the reward.
John LasseterI think that the entertainment industry and the entertainment press tends to focus on opening weekend box office as a measure of the success of a film and I think the true success is out there in people's homes and how much they absolutely love these characters.
John LasseterIt [moviemaking] is about entertaining audiences with great characters and great stories, you want to make people laugh, you want to make people cry, you want to have great music that is memorable. You want a movie that, as soon as it's over, you want to watch it again, just like that. That's what it is, whether it's live-action, animation, hand drawn, computer, special effects, puppet animation, it doesn't matter. That's the goal of a filmmaker.
John Lasseter