Nick Park Quotes

See, a painting is much cheaper than making a film. And photography is, you know, way cheap. So if I get an idea for a film, there are many ways to get it together and go realise that film. There's really nothing to be afraid of.

I would still encourage somebody, if they wanted to make a movie, to just go take a movie camera. That's clearly been shown to work.

Film shouldn't be a pain. It's a creative process.

When I started trying to become a director, I started shooting low budget short films, 50-dollar music videos, making my own stuff. That eventually led to commercials.

I was never interested in being powerful or famous. But once I got to film school and learned about movies, I just fell in love with it. I didn't care what kind of movies I made.

If you just love movies enough, you can make a good one.

As a director, you try to find what is creative.

On an independent film, you really learn about pace. You have so little time to do things, that you really have to know your scenes.

Writing and directing your own film, for me, has been the best experience of my life.

To make personal movies that you are the author of, is quite a difficult thing. It takes a lot of stamina.

Becoming a producer enables you to empower yourself, to make the film that you want to make. I have desires to make movies - I have movies I'm developing, and things that I'm interested in.

Once you know how to make a movie, you can't not make a movie.

I think each movie-making process is a very exhausting and satisfying and fulfilling experience for me.

I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker.

I want to make my own movie.

I want to get into producing and writing more for myself - setting up my own films and seeing what kind of personal touch I can put on movies, as opposed to just being in them.

I've got one idea I want to do for a film and you know I just enjoy myself doing bits and pieces.

I would like to produce, and eventually, I would like to direct.

Filmmaking was the way I could write characters and not have to give them up to anybody.

I'm a filmmaker and I intend to continue making films of all kinds, in any manner, shape, or form - short or long.

I make movies on the subjects that excite me.

Making a movie like 'Felony' is hard work because you're really putting your own ideas on the screen. You can't hide behind some other person's script; you're saying, 'This is my brain, and I want you to know what I think'.'

I want to go make an original movie. It's all very personal, but I want to define myself a little bit more as a filmmaker and hone my craft.

I love to produce, and I've directed two short films.

A film takes a lot of time, and yet not enough to share with the people you're making the movie with, I think.