Mickey Mouse is, to me, a symbol of independence. He was a means to an end.
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What about Mickey Mouse? Disney tried very hard to make him a star. But Mickey Mouse is more of a symbol than a real character.
I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness.
Whether it's as the hero of an adventure story, as teacher and friend, as icon on watch, shirt or hat - everyone knows Mickey Mouse.
Kids, adults, men, women, everybody has a relationship with Mickey Mouse.
Mickey Mouse popped out of my mind onto a drawing pad 20 years ago on a train ride from Manhattan to Hollywood at a time when business fortunes of my brother Roy and myself were at lowest ebb and disaster seemed right around the corner.
I still don't know precisely why The Mickey Mouse Club ended when it did.
The basic idea for what became 'Epic Mickey' began at the Disney Think Tank.
Mickey Mouse... is always there-he's part of my life. That really is something not everyone can call their claim to fame.
Oh, I adored Mickey Mouse when I was a child. He was the emblem of happiness and funniness. You went to the movies then, you saw two movies and a short. When Mickey Mouse came on the screen and there was his big head, my sister said she had to hold onto me. I went berserk.
The image we have would be impossible for Mickey Mouse to maintain. We're just... normal people.