I Brought In The Stories Many Times.

I Took Courses At Usc In Film Editing And Art Direction And Photography When I Was Still In High School.

Animation Requires A Great Deal Of Concentration, And I Preferred To Work Alone Because Then I'm Not Deterred By Somebody Asking Me If I Want Coffee, Or The Phone Ringing Or Something.

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.