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title: "3 Animated Quotes By Henry Selick"
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> ['Coraline' is Neil Gaiman's book, it sold a lot, it has a big fan base. It was originally conceived to be live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/coraline-is-neil-gaiman-s-book-it-sold-a-lot-it-has-a-big-fan-base-it/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

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> [No one's ever going to make a PG-13 animated film unless David Fincher executive produces it and puts it out on Netflix,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/no-one-s-ever-going-to-make-a-pg-13-animated-film-unless-david/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

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> [People are very harsh critics of animated humans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/people-are-very-harsh-critics-of-animated-humans/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

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## Other authors on Animated

## More by Henry Selick

> [My mother is a huge fan of my work. I told her about 'Coraline' long before the film was made, and she got the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/my-mother-is-a-huge-fan-of-my-work-i-told-her-about-coraline-long/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [I get rewarded virtually every day with something amazing to see - whether it's a new shot, a miniature sweater, someone who's figured out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/i-get-rewarded-virtually-every-day-with-something-amazing-to-see/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [There's very few people who want to just make beautiful films that make money, when they can make films that make huge money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/there-s-very-few-people-who-want-to-just-make-beautiful-films-that/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [In all animation, if it's done quickly, you'll know it. And if you're very slow and careful with it, it's going to look a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/in-all-animation-if-it-s-done-quickly-you-ll-know-it-and-if-you-re/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [There's always kids who become stop motion animators. I get stuff all the time. They put it on YouTube. It's exciting to see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/there-s-always-kids-who-become-stop-motion-animators-i-get-stuff-all/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [I have more faith in doing something creative for a cable station or something like Yahoo or Google or Amazon. What Netflix did with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/i-have-more-faith-in-doing-something-creative-for-a-cable-station-or/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [What stop-motion does best is present real objects magically brought to life in a very imperfect situation; the hand of the artist is there,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/what-stop-motion-does-best-is-present-real-objects-magically-brought/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [There's the animation ghetto of feature films in this country. There's this flavor at DreamWorks, and Pixar does their own thing, and generally they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/there-s-the-animation-ghetto-of-feature-films-in-this-country-there-s/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [I was influenced by Ray Harryhausen and Lotte Reiniger, with her twitchy, cutout animation, which I happened to see at a very young age,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/i-was-influenced-by-ray-harryhausen-and-lotte-reiniger-with-her/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [I think it's important that kids see another kid - Coraline - who doesn't have guns, she doesn't have super-powers, she's not a super-genius.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/i-think-it-s-important-that-kids-see-another-kid-coraline-who-doesn-t/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [Puppets seem like vampires sometimes. They live, and you're depleted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/puppets-seem-like-vampires-sometimes-they-live-and-you-re-depleted/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [While I was making 'Coraline' I barely got to see any films at all, so I've got a lot of catching up to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/while-i-was-making-coraline-i-barely-got-to-see-any-films-at-all-so-i/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [Kids love to be scared - there's way to do it right, and ways to do it wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/kids-love-to-be-scared-there-s-way-to-do-it-right-and-ways-to-do-it/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [Having to make a blockbuster every time puts unhealthy pressure on creatives. The pressure on the filmmakers is so intense, I think it stifles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/having-to-make-a-blockbuster-every-time-puts-unhealthy-pressure-on/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

> [People spend the money where the money is. Nightmare never goes away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/people-spend-the-money-where-the-money-is-nightmare-never-goes-away/)

[Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/)

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