Walt Disney is one of the most fascinating people in history. His work and life have inspired millions of people worldwide, and his legacy continues to live on today. Walt had been interested in drawing since he was a kid and would spend hours drawing on any piece of paper he could find. His parents encouraged him to draw as much as possible and allowed him to attend art classes to cultivate his talent.
A pioneer of the American animation industry and a popular showman, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. He had a dream of making something special, and he did it. He also ensured that it was something people could enjoy together as a family; that’s why his work stands the test of time. Disney’s animation studio was responsible for creating some of the most famous and beloved animated characters in history. From Mickey Mouse to Donald Duck, he marked the childhood of generations and produced some of the best animated movies, which became works of art. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards earned by an individual, having won or received 26 Oscars from 59 nominations!
Despite his apparent bubbly personality, those who knew him said he was actually a quite shy, insecure, and lonely man, the perfect representation of a genius. But at the same time, he was a perfectionist. He wanted his work to be the best of the best. You can’t help but love Walt Disney because he loved what he gifted us. That’s why we want to pay homage to his work with a collection of the best quotes by Walt Disney!
#61
“Everyone needs deadlines. Even the beavers. They loaf around all summer, but when they are faced with the winter deadline, they work like fury. If we didn’t have deadlines, we’d stagnate.”
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#62
“Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at things.”
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#63
“To the youngsters of today, I say believe in the future, the world is getting better; there still is plenty of opportunity.”
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#64
“There is great comfort and inspiration in the feeling of close human relationships and its bearing on our mutual fortunes – a powerful force, to overcome the “tough breaks” which are certain to come to most of us from time to time.”
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#65
"The worst of us is not without innocence, although buried deeply it might be."
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#66
“Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever.”
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#67
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
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#68
"I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter."
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#69
“When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.”
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#70
"All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."
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#71
"Never get bored or cynical. Yesterday is a thing of the past."
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#72
"Crowded classrooms and half-day sessions are a tragic waste of our greatest national resource – the minds of our children."
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#73
"I do not make films primarily for children. I make them for the child in all of us, whether he be six or sixty. Call the child innocence."
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#74
"I have long felt that the way to keep children out of trouble is to keep them interested in things."
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#75
"Animation offers a medium of story telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world."
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#76
"In our animation we must show only the actions and reactions of a character, but we must picture also with the action... The feeling of those characters."
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#77
"I try to build a full personality for each of our cartoon characters – to make them personalities."
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#78
"Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language."
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#79
"Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner."
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#80
"I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible, because dreams offer too little collateral."
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