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Creativity has to start somewhere, and we are true believers in the power of bracing, candid feedback, and the iterative process - reworking, reworking, and reworking again until a flawed story finds its through line or a hollow character finds its soul.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Again Believers Candid Character Creativity Feedback Finds Flawed Hollow Line Power Process Somewhere Soul Start Story Through True Until

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I eagerly await the day when there is a replacement for the meniscus.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Day Eagerly Replacement

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We need to remember we're always a lot more wrong than we think.

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Topics: Always Lot More Need Remember Than Think Wrong

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I have received a great deal of benefit from the simple yet difficult practice of learning to stop the internal voice in my head. I learned that the voice isn't me, and I don't need to keep rethinking events of the past nor overthink plans for the future. This skill has helped me both to focus and to pause before responding to unexpected events.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Before Benefit Both Deal Difficult Events Focus Future Great Great Deal Head Helped Internal Keep Learned Learning Me Need Nor Past Pause Plans Practice Received Responding Simple Skill Stop Unexpected Voice

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If you want people to be let loose, you can't over-control them.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Loose People Them Want You

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With certain ideas, you can predict commercial success. So with a 'Toy Story 3' or a 'Cars 2,' you know the idea is more likely to have financial success. But if you go down that path too far, you become creatively bankrupt because you're just trying to repeat yourself.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Bankrupt Because Become Car Certain Commercial Commercial Success Creatively Down Far Financial Go Idea Ideas Just Know Likely More Path Predict Repeat Story Success Too Toy Trying You Yourself

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If you think you're right 80% of the time, you're deluded.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Right Think Time You

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I've always been surprised at the number of people who think we've got it all figured out. It's incorrect, and it's a real problem.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Always Been Figured Got Incorrect Number Out People Problem Real Real Problem Surprised Think Who

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I use a progressive alarm that makes a soft sound at first and then progressively gets louder. But I usually wake on the first sound, so it doesn't disturb my wife. When I used a loud alarm clock, I was more likely to hit it on the head and go back to sleep.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Alarm Back Clock Disturb First Gets Go Head Hit Likely Loud Louder Makes More Progressive Sleep Soft Sound Then Use Used Wake Wife

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I exercise in the gym about three times a week. I vary the workout every time, but I'll always do some type of circuit work with weights. It gets my heart rate up without putting too much stress on my knees, which for some reason seem to be older than the rest of my body.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: About Always Body Circuit Every Every Time Exercise Gets Gym Heart Knees Much Older Putting Rate Reason Rest Seem Some Stress Than Three Time Times Too Too Much Type Up Vary Week Weights Which Without Work Workout

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: March 31st, 1945

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