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That's What I Always Loved About [federico] Fellini's Films: You See The Weird Joy Of The Weird Filmmaking Family And The Abstract Craziness That Goes Along With It, And There's Something About It That's Quite Beautiful.

I Think Of Ray Harryhausen's Work - I Knew His Name Before I Knew Any Actor Or Director's Names. His Films Had An Impact On Me Very Early On, Probably Even More Than Disney. I Think That's What Made Me Interested In Animation: His Work.

There Was One Moment, And It Happened In School. I Had A Big Final Exam - We Were Supposed To Write A 20-page Report On This Book About Houdini. I Probably Would Have Loved Reading It, But I Didn't, So I Just Decided To Make A Little Super-8 Movie Based On It. I Tied Myself To The Railroad Tracks And All That. I Mean, This Is Kid Stuff, But It Impressed The Teacher, And I Got An A. And That Was Maybe My First Turning Point, When I Said, 'yeah, I Wouldn't Mind Being A Filmmaker.'

I've Always Been More Comfortable Making My Decisions From The Subconscious Level, Or More Emotionally, Because I Find It Is More Truthful To Me; Intellectually, I Don't Think Like That Because I Get Uncomfortable.

I Like The Challenge Of Doing Things You Know That You Maybe Shouldn't Do.