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
Without inspiration, we would perish.
I do not make films primarily for children. I make them for the child in all of us, whether we be six or sixty.
Whatever you do, do it well. Do it so well that when people see you do it they will want to come back and see you do it again and they will want to bring others and show them how well you do what you do.
One thing it takes to accomplish something is courage.
Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives.
Many hands and hearts and minds generally contribute to anyone's notable achievements.
Animals have personalities like people and must be studied.
It's something that will never be finished. Something that I can keep developing...and adding to.
I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible because dreams offer too little collateral.
We felt that the public, and especially the children, like animals that are cute and little. I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin- a little fellow trying to do the best he could.
My business is making people, especially children, happy.
When we consider a project, we really study it-not just the surface idea, but everything about it. And when we go into that new project, we believe in it all the way. We have confidence in our ability to do it right. And we work hard to do the best possible job.
Never put business before family,
The most important thing is family.