It's very hard to adapt something. You end up changing it too much to make a good movie out of it. I prefer to work with things that are custom made for my kind of animation. Nick Park adaptanimationchange Change image and share on social
My father, an architectural photographer, was an incurable tinkerer, maker and mender. Nick Park architecturalfatherincurable Change image and share on social
Like my father, I would never as a child throw anything away, keeping old toys, electric motors and bits of broken machines under my bed in what I called my Box of Useful Things. Nick Park bedbitbox Change image and share on social
Get out and make films. There are so many cameras now to suit any budget, so there are no excuses. Nick Park budgetcameraexcuse Change image and share on social
We have to look forward and keep filming new films and not get stuck in the past. Nick Park filmforwardpast Change image and share on social
If you respect the audience enough, they can take onboard many things. Nick Park audienceonboardrespect Change image and share on social
I love doing features, but it's a very different ballgame. Sometimes I yearn for short films again, working with a small team, getting my hands on the clay. Nick Park ballgameclayfeature Change image and share on social
There is something about the Australian psyche that seems to like films that are slightly offbeat. Nick Park australianfilmoffbeat Change image and share on social
When I was a teenager, my dad watched my films and told me I could go to art college and study animation. He made me see that I could do this for a living. Nick Park animationartcollege Change image and share on social
I went back over the sketch books I'd filled at Sheffield for ideas and discovered Wallace and Gromit, except Gromit was a cat then. I made them into Plasticene shapes and started 'A Grand Day Out.' It took me longer than I expected. Nick Park backbookcat share on social
