Anybody who knows me knows I would never read a comic book.

I never really got nightmares from movies. In fact, I recall my father saying when I was three years old that I would be scared, but I never was.

You don't know whether chimps are going to kill you or kiss you. They're very open on some levels and much more evil in a certain way.

I had never really done something that was more of a horror film, and its funny, because those are the kind of movies that I like probably more than any other genre. The script had images in it that I liked.

I think of Ray Harryhausen's work - I knew his name before I knew any actor or director's names. His films had an impact on me very early on, probably even more than Disney. I think that's what made me interested in animation: His work.

Mayor: How horrible our Christmas will be! Jack Skellington: *No.* [the Mayor switches to his upset face] Jack Skellington: How *jolly*! Mayor: Oh. How *jolly* our Christmas will be.

First of all, you make a movie that you want to see and then you just hope for the best.