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Ed Catmull

Quotes & Wisdom

Portrait of Ed Catmull, famous for their inspirational quotes and wisdom

Ed Catmull is a computer scientist and co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios. He led Pixar through an unprecedented string of creative and commercial hits while developing management practices that protect and nurture the creative process — lessons he shared in Creativity, Inc.

Catmull's unique background — a PhD in computer science combined with a lifelong passion for animation — positioned him to bridge the worlds of technology and creativity. He co-developed the foundational technologies of computer animation before focusing on the management challenge of sustaining creativity at scale.

If you aren't experiencing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake: you are being driven by the desire to avoid it.
— Ed Catmull
from Creativity, Inc.
Getting the right people and the right chemistry is more important than getting the right idea.
— Ed Catmull
from Creativity, Inc.
You are not your idea, and if you identify too closely with your ideas, you will take offense when they are challenged.
— Ed Catmull
from Creativity, Inc.
Quality is the best business plan.
— Ed Catmull
from Creativity, Inc.

Books by Ed Catmull

Creativity, Inc.

Creativity, Inc.

2014