Very few people have made the transition from animation to live-action; I’m certainly not one. Henry Selick Read Quote
I feel I’m just meant to do stop-motion. Live-action is much more glamorous to some, but it’s basically a whole army of people focused on one thing. Henry Selick Read Quote
While I was making ‘Coraline’ I barely got to see any films at all, so I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. Henry Selick Read Quote
There’s always kids who become stop motion animators. I get stuff all the time. They put it on YouTube. It’s exciting to see. Henry Selick Read Quote
Unless you have kids, you actually have no idea what kids are watching on TV these days. Henry Selick Read Quote
There’s this long tradition of… even ‘Where The Wild Things Are,’ which many people consider the best kids’ picture book of all time. It was considered revolutionary, and some libraries wouldn’t carry it. But it’s a classic because it taps into empowerment for kids, kids facing dangers and winning. Henry Selick Read Quote
Kids love to be scared – there’s way to do it right, and ways to do it wrong. Henry Selick Read Quote
People are always telling me that boys won’t go to girls’ movies and vice versa. It’s not true. Henry Selick Read Quote
If you’re drawing humans, it can be detrimental to be too naturalistic, which is like animating little corpses. Henry Selick Read Quote
I’m meant to be an animation director. That world, and the culture of stop-motion, is where I want to live. It’s more my problem than Hollywood’s. I’m not attuned to Hollywood. Henry Selick Read Quote
