Quotes by Henry Selick

About Henry Selick:

Henry Selick is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline. He studied at the Program in Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts, under the guidance of Jules Engel.
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Nobody does animation better than Disney; it's just that some of us wanted out of the box. Burton was one. I was another. We were the mutual complaint society.

Henry Selick

People are always telling me that boys won't go to girls' movies and vice versa. It's not true.

Henry Selick

We are suffering from a glut of too many 3-D movies and not enough screens.

Henry Selick

'Coraline' is Neil Gaiman's book, it sold a lot, it has a big fan base. It was originally conceived to be live action, but I never really wanted it to be. I always thought that it would work better as an animated film.

Henry Selick

Author Bio

  • NameHenry Selick
  • DescriptionAmerican filmmaker
  • BornNovember 30, 1952
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Director; Screenwriter; Film Producer