The Whole Point Of Making A Film

I Still Go To The Conventions, And I Like To Hear The Point Of View Of People Today. I'm A Little Afraid They're Being Brainwashed By This New Pop-culture. I Think It's Not Really Elevating Our Lives Like It Did In The Good Old Days Of Hollywood, Where You Had A Happy Ending. They Used To Criticize Happy Endings, But Really, What's The Point Of Going To A Film If You Have To Come Out Hating Your Fellow Man?

I Brought In The Stories Many Times. I Don't Just Do Animation.

Many People Are Under The Delusion That I'm Just A Special-effects Man, But I've Worn Many Different Hats In My Day. On Every Film I've Been Involved In, I Worked With The Writer And Producer. We Really Formulated Those Scripts. We Tried To Make Films That Were Logical But Still Had The Fantasy Feel Of It. I Enjoy Aardman Animation's Films With Wallace And Gromit, But They're Obvious Puppet Films, Whereas We Tried To Disguise It And Make Our Effects Characters In The Films Rather Than Obvious Puppets.

You Could Believe That Sinbad Could Fight A Skeleton Because That's From A Period In The Past, A Magical Period. But If You Had James Bond Fighting A Skeleton, It'd Be Almost Comical.

When You Put A Big Budget Into A Film, It Doesn't Necessarily Mean It Will Be A Better Picture, But It Does Help In Creating New Images On The Screen.