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
I'm meant to be an animation director. That world, and the culture of stop-motion, is where I want to live. It's more my problem than Hollywood's. I'm not attuned to Hollywood. Henry Selick animationattuneculture Change image and share on social
I think it's important that kids see another kid - Coraline - who doesn't have guns, she doesn't have super-powers, she's not a super-genius. To see a pretty normal kid - I mean, she's probably a little more curious, a little more stubborn, but she's a real kid - go up against something that's truly dark and evil and powerful. And she does win. Henry Selick coralinecuriousdark 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
Stop-motion is sort of twitchy; you can feel the life in it. If we were to remove that completely, there'd be no point in it. Henry Selick completelyfeellife Change image and share on social
People are very harsh critics of animated humans. Henry Selick animatecriticharsh Change image and 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
No one's ever going to make a PG-13 animated film unless David Fincher executive produces it and puts it out on Netflix, and then if it's a success everyone will change. Henry Selick animatechangedavid Change image and 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
I'm looking at some comedic horror films because I have often been accused of being too dark. I'm not dark, not compared with 'Saw' or anything like that. So I'm looking at live-action horror films, but not slasher ones - ones that have humor and maybe some social satire. Henry Selick accuseactioncomedic share on social