I do what I did as a hobby as a kid, you know, and make a living at it. And I just feel like I'm one of the luckiest guys in the world 'cuz I get paid to make toys and play with them.

It's fun doing new things.

I hate wasting time or money and that happens all the time for no good reason, and then people save money by skimping on the important things.

I used to have to save my allowances to buy a quart of rubber to make a mask, and it's how I spent all my free time.

There's a limit to what I can do with a makeup or with animatronics.

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?

Usually people who are in my position, they run a company and they hire people and then they take the credit for it.