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What were some of the unexpected challenges Catmull faced after achieving his dream?

After achieving his dream of creating the first computer-animated movie, Catmull faced the unexpected challenge of feeling unrest. He had spent two decades building a train and laying its track, and the thought of merely driving it seemed less interesting to him.

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Catmull is a brilliant computer scientist and animator. Paired with storytelling genius John Lasseter and other talented minds, they forged new territory in film by creating the first computer-animated movie, "Toy Story." Since his youth, making a computer-animated movie had been Catmull's dream. So, after he achieved this feat and Pixar stood on firm ground, he was surprised by feelings of unrest."I'd spent two decades building a train and laying its track. Now, the thought of merely driving it struck me as a far less interesting task."

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