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
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
Kids love to be scared - there's way to do it right, and ways to do it wrong. Henry Selick kidlovescare Change image and share on social
Morals always sound like cliches, but usually cliches are based on things that are ultimate truths. Be grateful for what you have; appreciate what's right there in front of you. Henry Selick baseclichefront Change image and share on social
Nobody does animation better than Disney; it's just that some of us wanted out of the box. Burton was one. I was another. We were the mutual complaint society. Henry Selick animationboxburton Change image and share on social
Puppets seem like vampires sometimes. They live, and you're depleted. Henry Selick depletelivepuppet Change image and share on social
I feel I'm just meant to do stop-motion. Live-action is much more glamorous to some, but it's basically a whole army of people focused on one thing. Henry Selick actionarmybasically 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
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
In all animation, if it's done quickly, you'll know it. And if you're very slow and careful with it, it's going to look a little more beautiful. It's just compressing time into seconds. Henry Selick animationbeautifulcareful Change image and share on social
