The Profile Dossier: Ed Catmull, Pixar's Creative Genius

If you give a good idea to a mediocre team, they’ll screw it up." he says. "But if you give a mediocre idea to a great team, they’ll make it work."

"If something works, you shouldn't do it again. We want to do something that is new, original—something where there's a good chance of failure [each time]."