You reach a point where you don't work for money.

Movies are a medium of expression like a symphony orchestra...or a painter's brush and canvas.

[Mickey Mouse] He popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner.

If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse.

We are not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other company.

As the original 'Mary Poppins' budget of five million dollars continued to grow, I never saw a sad face around the entire Studio. And this made me nervous. I knew the picture would have to gross 10 million dollars for us to break even. But still there was no negative head-shaking. No prophets of doom. Even Roy was happy. He didn't even ask me to show the unfinished picture to a banker. The horrible thought struck me - suppose the staff had finally conceded that I knew what I was doing.

After the rain, the sun will reappear. There is life. After the pain, the joy will still be here.