“I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment.”
Art
“I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.”
FunnyAll Quotes by Walt Disney
“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.”
Best“I don't like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It's just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess.”
Gardening“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.”
Famous“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.”
Work“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.”
Business“You reach a point where you don't work for money.”
Money“Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future.”
Change“You can't just let nature run wild.”
Nature“We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together.”
Family“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.”
Dreams“Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language.”
Communication“You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.”
Design“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”
Courage“All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable.”
Nature“Movies can and do have tremendous influence in shaping young lives in the realm of entertainment towards the ideals and objectives of normal adulthood.”
Movies“Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.”
Imagination“I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.”
Education“I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.”
Life“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.”
Communication