Many people are under the delusion that I'm just a special-effects man, but I've worn many different hats in my day. On every film I've been involved in, I worked with the writer and producer. We really formulated those scripts. We tried to make films that were logical but still had the fantasy feel of it. I enjoy Aardman Animation's films with Wallace and Gromit, but they're obvious puppet films, whereas we tried to disguise it and make our effects characters in the films rather than obvious puppets.
Medusa was fascinating to work with because I gave her a snake's body so that she could pull herself with her hands which gave her a very creepy aura… - Ray Harryhausen
Medusa was fascinating to work with because I gave her a snake's body so that she could pull herself with her hands which gave her a very creepy aura…
- 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
One film critic back in the early days said "It's a pity Mr. Harryhausen didn't animated the actors, too."
Animation had been used only for things like King Kong and the destruction of cities, which was very popular in the 1950s. I got tired of destroying … - Ray Harryhausen
Animation had been used only for things like King Kong and the destruction of cities, which was very popular in the 1950s. I got tired of destroying …
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. - Ray Harryhausen
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.
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, so that it'll synchronize. The… - 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, so that it'll synchronize. The…
The whole point of making a film is to tell a story. - Ray Harryhausen
The whole point of making a film is to tell a story.
The whole point of making a film is to tell a story. That seems to be forgotten. Many films today just rely on special effects and they have an explo… - Ray Harryhausen
The whole point of making a film is to tell a story. That seems to be forgotten. Many films today just rely on special effects and they have an explo…
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… - Ray Harryhausen
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…
That's why I never became a director. I never had patience with people. - Ray Harryhausen
That's why I never became a director. I never had patience with people.
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