Don Hahn Quotations

Most of what you will create is for your enrichment or is a stepping stone to other better, more insightful work. Maybe once or twice in a lifetime you will be recognized with the kudos of the public, so in the meantime, create for yourself.

If we hadn't saved the $2 million we would have gone through the entire working cash fund of the district,

Michael is a great actor with a lot of range and could not only give us a lot of warmth and heroism, but could give us a lot of comedy, because he was a great improviser,

you can go somewhere emotionally that maybe you can't in live action.

We are meant to express how we feel about life. It's like breathing: Inhale the experiences of life, exhale how you feel about them. We are at our best when we can turn our impressions into expressions. The equation goes like this: Impression without expression equals depression.

Trying to make a movie one frame at a time is an insane occupation, ... But I think I have the best job in the world.

This is a new territory for all of us, ... The good part of it is it is the start of the school year.

It might feel a little sweet in live action, whereas in animation, there's a sincerity to it that is germane to the art form,

Every night I'd come home and say, 'OK, try this: There's this prince that's turned into a llama and he's this vain, spoiled guy,'

It's interesting because Walt had such an amazing ear for music. Ilene and I were talking briefly before the call, about what a great pitch-perfect voice she has, on the disc and some of her radio performances and TV appearances with Perry Como, in an era where there were only live performances and you couldn't go in and do multi-track edits and all that that you can do today. Her pitch was so beautiful and so right on, and it was a real testament not only to Ilene but to Walt and his artists that they really appreciated and knew that that was something that was rare.

The great thing about animation is that it ages really well,

And because it's a medium of character, you can do that in broader strokes. You can have evil stepmother and a handsome prince and they're more primary colors -- which allows for broader emotional strokes.

And because it's a medium of character, you can do that in broader strokes,