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 every film I've been involved in, I worked with the writer and producer. We really formulated those scripts.… — 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 on special effects and they have an explosion every five minutes. Who needs it? It's rather repetitious. — 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
Animation had been used only for things like King Kong and the destruction of cities, which was very popular in the 1950s. I got… — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
That's why I never became a director. I never had patience with people. — Ray Harryhausen Copy Share Image
