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
I never called my work an 'art' It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.
You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.
You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world, but it requires people to make the dream a reality.
Laughter is America's most important export.
I thank God and America for the right to live and raise my family under the flag of tolerance, democracy and freedom.
Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams, and the hard facts that have created America.
IT'S OUR AMERICA - DO SOMETHING TO PRESERVE ITS' BEAUTY STRENGTH, AND NATURAL WEALTH
Tomorrow will be better for as long as America keeps alive the ideals of freedom and a better life.
Main Street, U.S.A. is America at the turn of the century--the crossroads of an era. The gas lamps and the electric lamp--the horse-drawn car and auto car. Main Street is everyone's hometown- the heart line of America.
I have no use for people who throw there weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.
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The workers in mainland China and inside the Disney park, their salaries are very low and the work days are very long,
A whole new era in Disney animated entertainment begins.
That place is my baby and I would prostitute myself for it