Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disneywas an American entrepreneur, animator, voice actor and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer he received 22 Academy Awards from 59 nominations and has won more individual Oscars than anyone else. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and one Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth5 December 1901
CityChicago, IL
But they say if you dream a thing more than once, it's sure to come true.
Why worry? If you've done the very best you can, worrying won't make it any better
It's no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment.
We are not trying to entertain the critics. I'll take my chances with the public.
I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.
We allow no geniuses around our Studio.
The secret of making dreams come true can be summarized in four C's.They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy; and the greatest of these is Confidence.
Do what you do so well that they will want to see it again and bring their friends.
Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.
I believe in being an innovator.
I started, actually, to make my first animated cartoon in 1920. Of course, they were very crude things then and I used sort of little puppet things.
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.
A good concert, if you're kind of relaxed, it can do something to you. It's sort of an emotional break you get by listening to music.
Happiness is a state of mind. You can be happy or you can be unhappy.