There is something about the Australian psyche that seems to like films that are slightly offbeat.

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

But I think people see 'Wallace and Gromit' as something akin to an elderly couple. These two know each other so well. Nothing can split them apart.

After studying in Sheffield, I went down to London to do my post-graduate degree at the National Film and Television School, embarking on the movie that would eventually become 'A Grand Day Out.

There is something about the Australian psyche that seems to like films that are slightly offbeat.

We have to look forward and keep filming new films and not get stuck in the past.

The nice thing about animation is that you can realise your inventions without understanding all the hard theory.