Quotes
On Mickey Mouse:
~"Mickey Mouse is , to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end."
~"He popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood."
~"We believeed in our idea- a family park where parents and children could have fun-together."
~"Disneyland is the star. Everything else is the supporting role."
On Animation:
~"Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive."
~"Animation is different from ofther parts. It's language is the language of caricature."
Various Topics:
~"Don't tell me about the problems- I make the problems."
~"To captivate our varied and worldwide audience of all ages, the nature and treatmant of the fairy tale, the legend, the myth have to be elementry, simple. Good and evil, the antagonists of all great drama in some guise, must be believably personalized. The moral ideals commom to all humanity must be upheld. The victories must not be too easy. Strife to test valor is still and will always be the basic ingredient of the animated tale, as of all screen entertainments."