Quotes from Marty Sklar’s Dream It! Do It!
“Creative people thrive on ‘yes, if…’” – Harrison Buzz Price
Walt Disney on Pirates of the Caribbean: “Think of it this way. It’s like a cocktail party: you hear bits and pieces of conversation, and you get the idea of what’s going on. Our boat ride is even better; if you want to hear the rest of the conversation, come back for another ride.” Walt Disney to Marc Davis: “I have a whole floor of finance people and accountants upstairs who are going to tell me what the cheapest way to do something is. What I pay you for is to tell me the best way.” “No one is expected to have all the answers. If you are asked a question and do not know the answer, just say, ‘I don’t know, but I will find out.’” – Marty Sklar “Walt was always looking for someone to take a chance.” – Marty Sklar “His (Walt’s) genius was to plus an idea.” – Dick Sherman “The visitor indulges eagerly in that most in that most ancient of games: let’s pretend.” – Gladwin Hill, Ney York Times, Feb. 2, 1958. “I don’t like to make sequels to my pictures.” – Walt Disney People will be king.” – Walt Disney “Imaginative thinking trumps negative attitudes.” – Marty Sklar “You can only test a Disneyland when you have one.” – Tony Baxter “They (guests) don’t go out of the parks whistling the lights or the architecture.” – John Hench “’Yes, if…’ is the language creative people love.” – Harrison Buzz Price “They are clichés because they work.” – George Lucas “Fear too often spells failure.” – Walt Disney |
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