I'm always there at home thinking of Wallace and Gromit ideas.

My father, an architectural photographer, was an incurable tinkerer, maker and mender.

I'm always there at home thinking of Wallace and Gromit ideas.

I have to admit to not being the greatest technician, but stop motion animation gives me licence to create machines that wouldn't otherwise be possible - inventions that seem real and actually work.

If you respect the audience enough, they can take onboard many things.

Get out and make films. There are so many cameras now to suit any budget, so there are no excuses.

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.