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In life,you're going to have risk, so you have to say, 'My attitude going forward is how to I fix the problem.' And it's not trying to cling onto the past. When I look around, most problems happen because people are trying to cling onto the past.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Around Attitude Because Cling Fix Forward Going Happen How Look Most Onto Past People Problem Problems Risk Say Trying You

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I started off life at Pixar with interesting technical problems. But as time has moved on, I found that the social and management problem was far more complex and interesting.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Complex Far Found Interesting Life Management More Moved Moved On Off Pixar Problem Problems Social Started Technical Time

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The problem is some of our riskier films just don't make as much money. But if you only make films that will just be commercially successful, then you can also sink yourself as a studio.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Also As Much Money Commercially Films Just Just Be Make Money Much Only Our Problem Sink Some Studio Successful Then Will You Yourself

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Believe me, sequels are just as hard to make as original films.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Believe Films Hard Just Make Me Original Sequels

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At Pixar, we believe strongly that filmmakers should develop ideas they are passionate about. This may sound like a no-brainer, but in fact in Hollywood, the big movie studios have whole departments devoted to acquiring and developing projects that will only later be paired with a director-for-hire.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: About Acquiring Believe Big Big Movie Departments Develop Developing Devoted Fact Filmmakers Hollywood Ideas In Fact Later Like May Movie Only Passionate Pixar Projects Should Sound Strongly Studios Whole Will

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It is only by trying new things that we can hope to create products that are original. Don't just say those words; act like you believe them.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Act Believe Create Hope Just Like New New Things Only Original Products Say Them Things Those Trying Words You

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We'll fund a project even if I'm skeptical because I'd rather be proven wrong by somebody on the inside than by somebody on the outside.

~Ed Catmull

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I don't think most of our films should be realistic, but you want that as an artistic possibility. Then, the artist can take the realism of the world and push it in ways that we can connect with.

~Ed Catmull

Topics: Artist Artistic Connect Films Most Our Possibility Push Realism Realistic Should Take Then Think Want Ways World You

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Lucasfilm has always had an openness to technology.

~Ed Catmull

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One reason for keeping Disney animation separate from Pixar was that by solving their own problems when they finished a film, Disney could say, 'Nobody bailed us out; we did it.' And it's a very important social thing for them to do that.

~Ed Catmull

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: March 31st, 1945

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