USC Quotes by Ray Harryhausen

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

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

If you make things too real, sometimes you bring it down to the mundane.

— Ray Harryhausen

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

One film critic back in the early days said "It's a pity Mr. Harryhausen didn't animated the actors, too."

— Ray Harryhausen

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

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

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

I prefer to work alone and do everything alone, even today.

— Ray Harryhausen

I was never restricted. I was never told what to do.

— Ray Harryhausen

The whole point of making a film is to tell a story.

— Ray Harryhausen

I took courses at USC in film editing and art direction and photography when I was still in high school.

— Ray Harryhausen