--- title: "10 Very Quotes By Henry Selick" description: "10 Very quotes by Henry Selick. Plus more from Henry Selick and more Very sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/henry-selick-11753_animation_very-few-people-have-made-the-transition_514804.png" --- > [Very few people have made the transition from animation to live-action; I'm certainly not one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/very-few-people-have-made-the-transition-from-animation-to-live/) [Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/henry-selick-11753_animation_very-few-people-have-made-the-transition_514804.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/henry-selick-11753_animated_people-are-very-harsh-critics-of-animate_2394214.png) > [I learned my lesson that in the live-action world, you have to earn the support of people over a very, very long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/i-learned-my-lesson-that-in-the-live-action-world-you-have-to-earn/) [Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a77/henry-selick-11753_animation_i-learned-my-lesson-that-in-the-live-act_779349.png) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b18/henry-selick-11753_animation_in-all-animation-if-it-s-done-quickly-yo_111848.jpg) > [There's very few people who want to just make beautiful films that make money, when they can make films that make huge…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a9/henry-selick-11753_beautiful_there-s-very-few-people-who-want-to-just_90579.png) > [What stop-motion does best is present real objects magically brought to life in a very imperfect situation; the hand of the artist…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5f/henry-selick-11753_animation_what-stop-motion-does-best-is-present-re_203093.png) > [I think that one of the things that I can do is I seem to have the ability to zoom in super…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/i-think-that-one-of-the-things-that-i-can-do-is-i-seem-to-have-the/) [Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/henry-selick-11753_ability_i-think-that-one-of-the-things-that-i-ca_1877950.png) > [As a director, I'm not the one animating every frame, every shot. I'm moving around like a surgeon on rounds, or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/as-a-director-i-m-not-the-one-animating-every-frame-every-shot-i-m/) [Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/henry-selick-11753_adjusting_as-a-director-i-m-not-the-one-animating_992138.jpg) > [Any type of animation, it could be really super crude or very sophisticated, it doesn't mean anything if we don't make this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/any-type-of-animation-it-could-be-really-super-crude-or-very/) [Henry Selick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-selick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fd/henry-selick-11753_animation_any-type-of-animation-it-could-be-really_2805612.jpg) > [I was influenced by Ray Harryhausen and Lotte Reiniger, with her twitchy, cutout animation, which I happened to see at a very…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86d/henry-selick-11753_age_i-was-influenced-by-ray-harryhausen-and_280555.png) ## Other authors on Very ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/very/henry-selick/#itemlist", "name": "10 Very Quotes By Henry Selick", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Very few people have made the transition from animation to live-action; I'm certainly not one.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Selick" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/very-few-people-have-made-the-transition-from-animation-to-live/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/henry-selick-11753_animation_very-few-people-have-made-the-transition_514804.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/henry-selick-11753_animation_very-few-people-have-made-the-transition_514804.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d5/henry-selick-11753_animation_very-few-people-have-made-the-transition_514804.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Very few people have made the transition from animation to live-action; I'm certainly not one.” — Henry Selick", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People are very harsh critics of animated humans.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Henry Selick" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-selick/people-are-very-harsh-critics-of-animated-humans/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/henry-selick-11753_animated_people-are-very-harsh-critics-of-animate_2394214.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/henry-selick-11753_animated_people-are-very-harsh-critics-of-animate_2394214.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/henry-selick-11753_animated_people-are-very-harsh-critics-of-animate_2394214.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People are very harsh critics of animated humans.” — Henry Selick", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I learned my lesson that in the live-action world, you have to earn the support of people over a very, very long time. 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And also by Fellini's 'Giulietta of the Spirits' and Kurosawa's 'Ran.' 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