So many of my dreams were to actually be able to make a living of what I did as a hobby.

I do what I did as a hobby as a kid, you know, and make a living at it. And I just feel like I'm one of the luckiest guys in the world 'cuz I get paid to make toys and play with them.

CGI has a lot of backlash now. I think it's just because there are so many people doing it. It's a tool and it's only as good as the people behind it.

When I do a mask, I do try to put a lot of character and a lot of expression into the sculpt.

I can't tell you how many people would say to me as a teenager, 'Why don't you grow up and start thinking about getting a real job?

I have a job that I truly love, and an enormous crew of people that can do things better than I can!

It's a funny relationship that makeup artists have. I always feel kind of like a dentist. People look at me and think of pain.

I hate wasting time or money and that happens all the time for no good reason, and then people save money by skimping on the important things.

I've said this so many times but there's a magic when you have a really good actor in a really good makeup.

I used to have to save my allowances to buy a quart of rubber to make a mask, and it's how I spent all my free time.

I was born in 1950 and watched science fiction and horror movies on TV and was always really fascinated by them.

When a person exudes passion, it is evident that they love what they are doing. Their passion projects an aura of confidence and decisiveness.

Wealth of time is actually of more value than natural resources (petroleum, gold, diamond, gas etc.) and more valuable than human resources.

Public opinion though often formed upon a wrong basis yet generally has a strong underlying sense of justice.

I don't let myself 'surf' on the Web, or I would probably drown.

That though he is weak, he can still burn.

When I was 66, my wife June died of cancer. Two years later--a year and a half ago--I married Kristen McMain, the eternal companion who now stands at my side.

Growing Greener doesnt produce money for farmland preservation or open space preservation.

Laughter means: taking a mischievous delight in someone else's uneasiness, but with a good conscience.

I spent part of my college years in a Marxist commune. I was not a Marxist. I wasn't even pretending to be one. I was a Marxist-in-law.

Everybody in all countries tries to play jazz.