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Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards won (22) and nominations (59) by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have also been named as some of the best by the American Film Institute.
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“Our most important aim is to develop definite personalities in our cartoon characters. We don't want them to be just shadows, for merely as moving figures they provoke no emotional response from the public. We invest them with life a caricature of life.”
“Girls bored me — they still do. I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I've ever known.”
“When we do fantasy, we must not lose sight of reality.”
“Faith I have, in myself, in humanity, in the worthwhileness of the pursuits in entertainment for the masses. But wide awake, not blind faith, moves me. My operations are based on experience, thoughtful observation and warm fellowship with my neighbors at home and around the world.”
“Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world.”
“I believe firmly in the efficacy of religion, in its powerful influence on a person's whole life. It helps immeasurably to meet the storms and stress of life and keep you attuned to the Divine inspiration. Without inspiration, we would perish.”
Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.
Disneyland Handcrafted
2026 · as Self (archive footage)
Mickey: The Story of a Mouse
2022 · as Self (archive footage)
Get a Horse!
2013 · as Mickey Mouse (voice)
Fun and Fancy Free
1947 · as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Saludos Amigos
1942 · as self
Fantasia
1940 · as Mickey Mouse (segment 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice') (voice)
Ferdinand the Bull
1938 · as Ferdinand's Mother (voice)
Thru the Mirror
1936 · as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Mickey's Steam Roller
1934 · as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Steamboat Willie
1928 · Director · as Mickey Mouse / Minnie Mouse / Pete (voice) (uncredited)