Someone at Disney heard one of the records and called me in to do the sounds of Lucifer the Cat in Cinderella.

The great dream merchant Disney was a success because make-believe was what everyone seemed to need in a spiritually empty land.

I was influenced when I was younger by the cartoon movies that Disney put out, like Cinderella and what not. I watched those movies over and over when I was younger and the music is ingrained into my head. Nowadays, I'm still humming the tunes. It taught me the fundamentals.

I joined Walt Disney, went to work, December 2nd 1935, so obviously, I'm not too young!

His feeling was the name Walt Disney represented all of us. Walt was hanging by his teeth financially and really I think he was for most of his career. Not at all like today.

Disney had made such a great deal of money on Snow White that the banks gave him the go-ahead on the next three films. But he was heavily dependent on the foreign market.

Never, never did I think I would be in a Disney movie.

Always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. Walt Disney Every decision you make is a mistake.

I couldn't have been happier with the relationship we had with Disney, it couldn't have been easier.

This is a Disney animated feature; it's eternal, it's history. What's there to think about'

I wanted to be a part of the Disney history.

If there's a Disney animated feature based in Hawaii, I knew I had to be part of it. I'm very proud to be from Hawaii. There was no question the role was mine.

That's always at the heart and soul of Disney's features, the feeling of a family values.

I blame it on Walt Disney, where animals are given human qualities. People don't understand that a wild animal is not something that is nice to pat. It can seriously harm you.

The only one that seems to be able to hold the business is Disney. They do it is because they have a fabulous philosophy about marketing- but even they wavered.