It's a funny relationship that makeup artists have. I always feel kind of like a dentist. People look at me and think of pain.

I wanted to make sure to always stay current, try to find new material and stay with the modern techniques.

I do fat people and these makeups are really hard to do, but I want to make monster movies.

I've said this so many times but there's a magic when you have a really good actor in a really good makeup.

So many of my dreams were to actually be able to make a living of what I did as a hobby.

I can't tell you how many people would say to me as a teenager, 'Why don't you grow up and start thinking about getting a real job?

I always wanted to make aliens that looked like '60s aliens.