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

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

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 bring it down to the mundane.

When you put a big budget into a film, it doesn't necessarily mean it will be a better picture, but it does help in creating new images on the screen.

You could believe that Sinbad could fight a skeleton because that's from a period in the past, a magical period. But if you had James Bond fighting a skeleton, it'd be almost comical.

I brought in the stories many times. I don't just do animation.

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

That's why I never became a director. I never had patience with people.

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 want coffee, or the phone ringing or something.

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

I beg your pardon, " I said. "But you do intend to eat me?

My mother believed in all superstitions, plus she made some up.

When it comes to measuring the effectiveness of your engagement in the social media environment what counts are: Comments and Sentiment.

Fiction and essays can create empathy for the theoretical stranger.

We have some bad hombres here, and we're going to get them out.

We increased expenses, particularly in two areas: the military. If I put somebody in harm's way, they're going to get the best, as far as I'm concerned.

So fallen! so lost! the light withdrawn Which once he wore; The glory from his gray hairs gone For evermore!

I feel with loving compassion the problems of others without getting caught up emotionally in their predicaments that are offering them messages they need for their growth.

Ophelia was bonkers, right? And Juliet was what, a sixth-grader?

Know yourself. Feel yourself. Love yourself. Respect yourself. Take good care of yourself. You are your most precious possession on Earth.