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
Always, as you travel, assimilate the sounds and sights of the world.
The immediate need for education and practice in using our natural resources of soil, forest, water, wildlife and areas of inspirational beauty to the best advantage of all, for this generation and others to come, is again apparent to every observant citizen.
Think beyond your lifetime if you want to accomplish something truly worthwhile.
The idea of Disneyland is a simple one. It will be a place for people to find happiness and knowledge.
A person should set his goals as early as he can and devote all his energy and talent to getting there.
I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment. I am never satisfied with my work. I resent the limitations of my own imagination.
The inclination of my life...has been to do things & make things which will give pleasure to people in new and amazing ways.
Tomorrow will be better for as long as America keeps alive the ideals of freedom and a better life.
Many of the things that seem impossible now will become realities tomorrow.
I can never stand still. I must explore and experiment.
All individuals are different and some of us just wouldn't be satisfied with just carrying out a routine job and being happy.
I don't pretend to know anything about art. I make pictures for entertainment, and then the professors tell me what they mean.
I definitely feel that we cannot do the fantastic things based on the real, unless we first know the real.
I'm not the perfectionist anymore. It's my staff. They're the ones always insisting on doing something better and better.