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" 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. "

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

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" So many people of my generation all grew up with that shock theater package on television of 'Frankenstein,' 'Wolfman,' 'Dracula,' 'Mummy,' all the Universal stuff. "

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" When you're working on a movie you always hope that people will go for it and enjoy what you're doing. "

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

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" The first time I made myself up, I was looking at my reflection in the mirror and it wasn't me looking back. It allowed me to do things I couldn't do as myself. I found out how powerful that was and how much that can mean to an actor. "

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" 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. "

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