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“There is something about the Australian psyche that seems to like films that are slightly offbeat.”

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When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear…

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I love doing features, but it's a very different ballgame. Sometimes I yearn for short films again, working with a small team, getting my…

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There is no worse situation to be in than Oscar night. Not knowing whether you've won is completely draining.

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I have to admit to not being the greatest technician, but stop motion animation gives me licence to create machines that wouldn't otherwise be…

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Gromit was the name of a cat. When I started modeling the cat I just didn't feel it was quite right, so I made…

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The best films come about through experimentation.

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I always considered Ray Harryhausen's work so fine that it was way out of my league: in terms of realism and naturalism, in terms…

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We can do things that we never could before. Stop-motion lets you build tiny little worlds, and computers make that world even more believable.

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Wallace and Gromit's contraptions are created purely for gags, but we all have the urge to invent - especially children. If they're bored, kids…

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I think we all have a Wallace and Gromit inside us. Wallace is the part that has wild plans. Gromit is the sensible side,…

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I'm always there at home thinking of Wallace and Gromit ideas.

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My colleagues and I have to constantly remind each other that we must keep our own view on the world while making films. With…

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