The whole point of animation to me is to tell a story, make a joke, express an idea. The technique itself doesn't really matter. Whatever works is the thing to use.

In advertising, I was frustrated by having to deal with the client. It was the only time I really worked in a proper office, and I didn't like it-simple as that.

Invariably, what I'm trying to do is more ambitious than the budget, but we manage to do it somehow.

My problem is I'm like a junkie. I want a good movie fix, and I never get that fix.

I'm trying to escape by forming my own kind of world. Basically, I'm trying to encourage others to do the same.

I do want to say things in these films. I want audiences to come out with shards stuck in them. I don't care if people love my films or walk out, as long as they have a strong response.

Everybody gets excited about technology, but it doesn't interest me in the least. I'm only interested in it if it makes my job easier or cheaper. They're tools.