John Lasseter

The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art.

'Cars' was about Lightning McQueen learning to slow down and to enjoy life. The journey is the reward.

People want to be creatively satisfied, and having fun is such an important part of that.

I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish.

Hollywood is a place where they'll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.

I'm interested in the psychological exploration of human nature, and it just happens to come in the form of film-making.