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 animatorexcitkid Change image and share on social
I learned my lesson that in the live-action world, you have to earn the support of people over a very, very long time. And in animation, I already have the support. Henry Selick actionanimationearn Change image and share on social
My mother is a huge fan of my work. I told her about 'Coraline' long before the film was made, and she got the book and read it. She reminded me that when I was about five years old, I used to sit in the kitchen for hours and talk about my 'other' family in Africa, my other mother and father. I had totally forgotten that. Henry Selick africabookcoraline share on social
Cyclops, that's like this primal fear. I had dreams for years that the Cyclops was a small creature living in our huge fish tank at home, and at night, it was going to grow to full size and come after me. Henry Selick creaturecyclopdream share on social
People are very harsh critics of animated humans. Henry Selick animatecriticharsh Change image and share on social
Every kid has a toy that they believe is their best friend, that they believe communicates with them, and they imagine it being alive, their toy horse or car or whatever it is. Stop-motion is the only medium where we literally can make a toy come to life, an actual object. Henry Selick actualalivecar share on social
Underneath this tired, middle-aged exterior, I'm an 11 year old kid. Henry Selick ageexteriorkid Change image and share on social
Kids love to be scared; we all do. But there's a difference between leaving them hanging out there, with their fears, and then bringing them safely home. Kids love it when someone like them stands up against real evil, something really horrendous and frightening, and win. Henry Selick bringdifferenceevil share on social
Very few people have made the transition from animation to live-action; I'm certainly not one. Henry Selick actionanimationlive Change image and share on social
What stop-motion does best is present real objects magically brought to life in a very imperfect situation; the hand of the artist is there, the electricity of someone touching, massaging and torturing themselves to get life out of an inanimate object. Henry Selick artistbringelectricity share on social