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Lasseter was quoted as saying "Chris Sanders is extremely talented, but he couldn't take it to the place it had to be. "

John Lasseter gave a good example in his famous Siggraph paper using a character with a head that turns left and right.

But will the company have the same energy in future, and what will happen when Mr Lasseter has his next "creative" spat with Disney?

I believe the addition of John Lasseter to Disney Animation has made a significant impact on the quality and continuity of this film.

Catmull would be the head of Disney animation, Lasseter its chief creative officer.

This was inevitable when John Lasseter came in to take over the film during production.

Iger asked Jobs to bring Lasseter and Catmull to a secret meeting of the Disney board in Century City, Los Angeles, on a Sunday morning.

When Katzenberg asked what they were doing next, Lasseter told him.

Lasseter and Jobs brought important visitors there and had them sign the wall.

So says John Lasseter, director of "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life, " about Hayao Miyazaki.

Lasseter, who directed the English-language soundtrack for the film, joined Miyazaki at the recent Toronto film festival.

Mr. Jobs, they note, was far more in the background at Pixar, where creative decisions were guided by John Lasseter.

''I kept looking out the window and found myself thinking about what Mater would do in these situations, '' Lasseter recalls.

Jobs ended up having to do it once, but otherwise Lasseter made the perfect sales pitch.

Pixar isn't John Lasseter or someone else doing all the work.

"Steve's theory worked from day one, " Lasseter recalled.

"The Pixar building was Steve's own movie, " Lasseter said.

Lasseter remembers that he and Catmull just sat there with their mouths slightly open.

The board asked a lot of questions, and Jobs let Lasseter answer most.