Sheer animated fantasy is still my first and deepest production impulse. The fable is the best storytelling device ever conceived, and the screen is its best medium.

Quote by Walt Disney

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When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the...

When people laugh at Mickey Mouse, it's because he's so human; and that is the...

You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.

You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for...

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for...

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and...

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and...

I started, actually, to make my first animated cartoon in 1920. Of course, they were...

I started, actually, to make my first animated cartoon in 1920. Of course, they were...

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic...

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic...

You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.

You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway.

Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an...

Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an...

You can't just let nature run wild.

You can't just let nature run wild.

I believe in being an innovator.

I believe in being an innovator.

All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of...

All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of...

Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource -...

Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource -...

Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most...

Animation is different from other parts. Its language is the language of caricature. Our most...

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with...

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with...

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened...

All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened...

I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company.

I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company.

We allow no geniuses around our Studio.

We allow no geniuses around our Studio.

I believe in being an innovator.

I believe in being an innovator.

Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is...

Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is...