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.
There's nothing funnier than the human animal.
We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.
People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a contract, a check, or an autograph.
We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.
When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the secret of his popularity.
When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.
I believe in being an innovator.
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters - to make them personalities.
Our heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we live by and teach our children - are preserved or diminished by how freely we exchange ideas and feelings.