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PREFACE During his long career, Walt Disney frequently commented on his philosophies of life, his ideals, his dreams, and his hopes for a better world. This book is a collection of those quotations attributed to Walt. His words have been gleaned from publications, productions, and interviews over the breadth of his amazing career. Some are simple nuggets of homespun wisdom, while others are statements of deep insight gained while he crafted the enchanting films, television shows, and unparalleled experiences that are so beloved by audiences the world over. Walt once said, “In order to make good in your chosen task, it’s important to have someone you want to do it for. The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements but rather with the things we do for the people we love and esteem, and whose respect we need.” So this book is dedicated to the esteemed founder of the Walt Disney Archives, Dave Smith, who gathered and edited the first book of Walt’s quotes and left us an incredible road map to follow. It has been compiled for those whom we at the Walt Disney Archives are most grateful for . . . those discerning souls who are eager to learn more about the man who made such an incredible, positive impact on his own time and on the future yet to be-- Walt Disney, the Showman of the World. --Rebecca Cline, Director, Walt Disney Archives February 2023 Chapter 1 on films and animation “The motion picture has become a necessity of life, a part of our balanced existence. It is not a negligible luxury. People are always going to demand and enjoy movies in the theater. Perhaps not as exclusively as they did when public amusements were more limited. Patronage will depend more than ever upon what we put on the screen. And especially on how well we understand the needs and desires of our younger customers. For their favor we must compete as never before.” --Walt Disney • • • “The business has grown continuously through these years, although at times the road was rocky. But I don’t know of any other entertainment medium that can give to the millions of families the world over more value than the motion picture.” --Walt Disney • • • “So, I tried to get a job in Hollywood, working in the picture business so I could learn it. I would have liked to have been a director, or any part of that, but there was nothing open, so before I knew it I had my drawing board out and started back at the cartoon.” --Walt Disney • • • “I started, actually, to make my first animated cartoons in 1920. Of course, they were very crude things then and I used sort of little puppet things.” --Walt Disney • • • “Well, in order to crack the field, I said, ‘I’ve got to get something a little unique,’ you see. Now they had the clown out of the inkwell who played with the live people. So I reversed it. I took the live person and put him into the cartoon field. I said, ‘that’s a new twist.’ And it sold. I was surprised myself.” --Walt Disney • • • “People still think of me as a cartoonist, but the only thing I lift a pen or pencil for these days is to sign a contract, a check, or an autograph.” --Walt Disney • • • “To captivate our varied and worldwide audience of all ages, the nature and treatment of the fairy tale, the legend, the myth has to be elementally simple. Good and evil, the antagonists of all great drama in some guise, must be believably personalized. The moral ideals common to all humanity must be upheld. The victories must not be too easy. Strife to test valor is...
