American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned and nominations by an individual.
You can't just let nature run wild.
All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable.
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.
Mickey Mouse 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.
A man should never neglect his family for business.
Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.
I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.
All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.