In Terms Of Animation, Animators

We've Never Had Nannies. We've Had Great Grandparents, Great Support From Family, And The Kids Have Been On Every Set: They've Seen Me Play Gollum, King Kong, Captain Haddock, The Lot. They Totally Get It, And They Want To Go Into The Business. Ruby, My Daughter, Is Very Keen To Become An Actress.

We're Live In A World That Has, In Many Ways, Become Desensitized And Unable To Empathize With Other Cultures And Species. The Dangerous Part Is That We Objectify Others And Have Somehow Removed Ourselves, Mentally, From The Very Planet We Inhabit.

There's This Whole Grey Area Seemingly Every Time It's Talked About Animators And Who Takes Ultimate Responsibility For The Characters [of The Planet Of The Apes] But Without Question And I'll Go Down Saying This Year After Year, These Characters Are Authored By What We Do On Set. They Are Not Authored By Animators.

When You Start To Do Research Into Gorillas Or Any Kind Of Apes, If You're Going To Play Them, That's One Of The Biggest Misconceptions. And When I Did Kong, You're Not Doing Gorilla Movements, You're Not Doing Ape Movements, You're Looking For A Personality. It's Like Saying Okay I'm Going To Do Human Movements.

And 'sex Drugs Rock Roll' Was A Very Transitional Film For Me In That I Was One Of The Producers And You Know, Came Up With The Idea With The Writer And The Producer, As Well. But, It Was A Very Collaborative Event. You Know, I Really Love Working In That Way.