Many times I felt like I'd do better than what the director did, but some of them got a little discouraged because… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
I took courses at USC in film editing and art direction and photography when I was still in high school. — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
That's why I never became a director. I never had patience with people. — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
When you put a big budget into a film, it doesn't necessarily mean it will be a better picture, but it does… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
Today, they make films where you have to sit for an hour and a half and watch somebody in the process of… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
Many people are under the delusion that I'm just a special-effects man, but I've worn many different hats in my day. On… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
With all the hype that computer graphics has been getting, everybody thinks there's nothing better than CGI, but I do get a… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
The whole point of making a film is to tell a story. That seems to be forgotten. Many films today just rely… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
There’s a strange quality in stop-motion photography, like in King Kong, that adds to the fantasy. If you make things too real, sometimes you… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
I still go to the conventions, and I like to hear the point of view of people today. I'm a little afraid they're being… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
If you make things too real, sometimes you bring it down to the mundane. — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
I had to learn to do everything because I couldn't find another kindred soul. Now you see eighty people listed doing the same things… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
One film critic back in the early days said "It's a pity Mr. Harryhausen didn't animated the actors, too." — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
Animation requires a great deal of concentration, and I preferred to work alone because then I'm not deterred by somebody asking me if I… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
I know pretty well in the broad sense what I'm going to do, because I have to know that when we shoot the live-action,… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
Many times I felt like I'd do better than what the director did, but some of them got a little discouraged because they didn't… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
I took courses at USC in film editing and art direction and photography when I was still in high school. — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image