Nick Park

“The great thing about clay is that you can think with your hands. It's a very direct way of working.”

“I've always been a fan of the old-fashioned Ealing comedies - they're full of classic characters, though they are a little theatrical.”

“Even when I was at school, I was always wanting to make a comic.”

“With stop-motion, you have to be very patient. It's really a frame-by-frame process.”

“I always felt that the characters in my films were more real to me than the people I knew in real life.”

“There's a certain charm to the imperfections of stop-motion.”

“What I love about animation is that you can create a world that's entirely your own.”

“Humour is a great way of dealing with the dark side of life.”

“I feel like I'm a designer, not a director.”

“Wallace and Gromit are my babies. They're my own creations.”

“I think it's important to have a childlike sense of wonder.”

“The ideas are the easy part. It's the execution that's hard.”

“I love the fact that I can make people laugh without saying a word.”

“Every frame is a painting. You're lighting it, you're composing it. It's a very artistic process.”

“I'm not a big fan of CGI. I think it can look a bit cold.”