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When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

- Edwin Catmull
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I liked the first 'Kung Fu Panda.'

We have a whole industry which is gigantic: games. Games is very successful. It's its own art form, though, and it's not the same as a linear narrative.

If something works, you shouldn't do it again. We want to do something that is new, original - something where there's a good chance of failure.

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Virtual reality's been around for 40 years. People have been talking about storytelling in that world for all these years, and there have been experiments around of people trying to do that, and always excited about it.

When companies are successful or not successful, they almost immediately jump to the wrong conclusions about how they got there or why they got there.

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When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.

When I see a film, I'll remember that there was a time when it wasn't working, and there was some pain and angst in order to get it to work.