Leslie Iwerks

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469 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Mar 2026 last heard 18 Mar

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The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan · Leslie Iwerks | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan · 18 Mar 2026 podcast

Oh, I see.

And then tell stories with it and build characters around it.

And why this little mouse, which was, I think, infused with Walt's spirit.

And originally my grandfather's zany personality and his wild sense of animation and just fun making things up as they went.

To me, that was the origin story of the Mickey we know and love.

And even though he's a little wiry and crazy, which I love that mouse.

I love those early cartoons.

And we love Mickey today.

He's an everyman.

And when the 1930s, he struck a nerve because of the Depression.

And so everybody wanted a piece of Mickey Mouse.

And Walt knew how to merchandise it and sell it to people far and wide.

And then it became a global sensation.

So that to me is part of that second product syndrome is to be able to, it's one thing to create success, but it's your first product that you have to sustain it.

And that's the true measure of success.

The Mickey Mouse watches.

Yeah.

Long ears.

I mean, really, Mickey is Oswald with shorter rounder ears.

Well, Walt came out in 1923.

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