A man should never neglect his family for business.
Walt Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor and entrepreneur, and a pioneer of the American animation industry who introduced several developments in cartoon production. As a film producer he holds the record for the most Academy Awards won (22) and nominations (59) by an individual.
Born in Chicago in 1901 and raised largely in Missouri, he showed an early interest in drawing and took a job as a commercial illustrator at 18. In the early 1920s he moved to California and set up the Disney Brothers Studio, now the Walt Disney Company, with his brother Roy. With Ub Iwerks he developed Mickey Mouse in 1928, his first highly popular success. Several of his films have been named among the greatest ever by the American Film Institute.
Born in Chicago in 1901 and raised largely in Missouri, he showed an early interest in drawing and took a job as a commercial illustrator at 18. In the early 1920s he moved to California and set up the Disney Brothers Studio, now the Walt Disney Company, with his brother Roy. With Ub Iwerks he developed Mickey Mouse in 1928, his first highly popular success. Several of his films have been named among the greatest ever by the American Film Institute.
Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money.
I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.
I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse.
I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.
Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.
You reach a point where you don't work for money.
Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal.
I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.
I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.