“At Pixar, 'Wall-E' was our ninth film, and they've all been successes - more than that, they've all really touched people. Everybody wonders, 'How do you do it?' Well, how do you not do it? You just work hard.”

American film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator

John Alan Lasseter is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. He is known for his long career in animation and for holding senior creative roles at Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios. He previously served as chief creative officer at those studios and as principal creative advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. Since 2019, he has been head of animation at Skydance Animation.