I Don't Want To Compare Myself To

I Don't Like Vampire Movies Or Zombie Movies. I Went To See 'i Am Legend' With An Ex-girlfriend The Other Day, And I Immediately Realised It Was A Zombie Movie! You Know What I Mean? There Are Certain Rules, And Those Rules Are Things That You've Seen Many Times.

I'm Going To Work With Dan Clowes. After Charlie Kaufman, It's Hard To Fill Up The Gap. It's Hard To Find Somebody Who... A Lot Of Writers, I Can Clearly See The Desire Of Succeeding Before The Desire Of Expressing Themselves. Sometimes People Get Upset When You Want To Be Different. You Were Talking About "whimsical," Which Is A Nice Word. But Sometimes They Use The Word "quirky" In The Pejorative Sense. I Get Frustrated, Because They Feel Like I'm Doing Whatever I Want, And There Is No Ground, And I Don't Really Care. They Feel It's Cynical. But I Don't Think I Have Any Cynicism In Me.

I Think Animation Is A Very Truthful Way To Express Your Thoughts, Because The Process Is Very Direct. That's What I've Always Liked About Animation, Particularly Abstract Animation. You Go From The Idea To Execution, Straight From Your Brain. It's Like When You Hear Someone Playing An Instrument, And You Feel The Direct Connection Between The Instrument And His Brain, Because The Instrument Becomes An Extension Of His Arms And Fingers. It's Like A Scanner Of The Brain And Thought Process That You Can Watch, Or Hear.

Misinterpretation Leads Me To Inspiration And Creativity Because I Think My Brain Is Trying To Figure Out Some Information That I'm Confused About.

My Father Had A Super 8 Camera When I Was A Kid And Sometimes He Would Use It. I Did Some Animation With It. I Did A Lot Of Flipbooks.