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We've always had ups and downs at Pixar, starting with the high we felt doing something we'd never done - 'Toy Story' - and the low we felt right after when we realized we'd messed a bunch of things up along the way.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: After Along Always Bunch Doing Done Downs Felt Had High Low Messed Never Pixar Realized Right Something Starting Story Things Toy Up Ups Ups And Downs Way

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People say they want to be in risky environments and do all kinds of exciting stuff. But they don't actually know what risk means: that risk actually does bring failure and mistakes.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Actually Bring Does Environments Exciting Failure Kinds Know Means Mistakes People People Say Risk Risky Say Stuff Want

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Part of being the successful Pixar is that we will take risks on teams and ideas, and some of them won't work out. We only lose from this if we don't respond to the failures. If we respond, and we think it through and figure out how to move ahead, then we're learning from it. That's what Pixar is.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Being Failures Figure How Ideas Learning Lose Move Only Out Part Pixar Respond Risks Some Successful Take Teams Them Then Think Through Will Work Work Out Ahead

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Every new idea in any field needs protection.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Any Every Field Idea Needs New New Idea Protection

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'Balance' is a soft word. It implies calm, something almost yogic, but that's not it at all. The process is always chaotic and turbulent.

~Edwin Catmull

Topics: Almost Always Balance Calm Chaotic Implies Process Soft Something Turbulent Word

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: March 31st, 1945

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