John Kahrs famous quotes

I really admire visual storytelling that shows you what's happening, instead of tells you what's happening. I think it really forces the filmmaking to be very clear.
-- John Kahrs

#Thinking #Storytelling #Force

When I was at Pixar, I was in my hole. I was an animator, I had my shots and I was like, "Yeah, I've gotta make this perfect!" It's a very selfish thing.
-- John Kahrs

#Selfish #Perfect #Pixar

Pixar makes movies that make sense for Pixar, and Disney makes movies that make sense for Disney, and they've each emerged in their own unique way.
-- John Kahrs

#Unique #Way #Pixar

You always have to be available for people, and you have to be clearly stating what you want to see, in so many disciplines, all at the same time.
-- John Kahrs

#Discipline #People #Want

Americans think the only funny Brits are John Cleese, Benny Hill and whoever makes our toothpaste. They're not laughing with us, they are laughing at us.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels that there really is another way, if only he could stop bumping for a moment and think of it. And then he feels that perhaps there isn't.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessons of the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part of the knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be one who knows that if you reserve the power not to use all your power, you will lead others far more successfully and well.

The earliest voice listened to by the nations in their infancy was the voice of the storyteller.

The greatest art in the world is the art of storytelling,

I did have a feeling then that the culture of factuality was so dominating that storytelling had lost all its authority.

I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling.

Music is the healing force of the universe.

There is a great force in renunciation of power that those who are blinded by the lust for domination cannot understand because those who truly love do not desire power.