Misinterpretation Leads Me To Inspiration And Creativity

When I Was Young, I Would Stay In My Backyard And I Would Create Roads And Tunnels And Systems. My Uncle Had A Sawmill, And We Had All Sorts Of Pieces Of Wood, And We'd Create A City. I Truly Believe That Kids Enjoy The Box Better Than The Car Or The Toy That's Inside. So Many Times During Christmas, Watching A Kid, Or Even Myself... There Is Excitement Toward Your Toy, But Then You Put The Toy On The Side And Something Is Created With The Package.

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.

When I Shoot Actors, I Have That Dilemma. I Want The Actor To Be Good, And Sometimes I Have To Push Them To A Place That Isn't Pleasant. I Always Think: 'is It Worth Doing For The Sake Of The Movie?' But I Have To Remember The Bigger Picture.

I've Always Loved 3d. In Fact, As A Kid, I Was Exposed To 3d At An Early Age Because My Grandfather Was A Specialist Of 3d In Cinematheques. And Then My Cousin Put It In 'science Of Sleep' With Toilet Paper Tube Cities. But He Was A Specialist And I Always Wanted To Do Something In 3d.

I Had A Lot Of Encouragement And Tolerance From My Parents, But I Also Have Many Friends Who Didn't Get That From Their Parents And In A Way They Have More Strength From Spending Years Where Nobody Believed In Them.