It's two thirds cheaper than other animated films. As animated films go this is low budget.

I don't look at my films or my old drawings much, so that was an interesting way to kind of reconnect with myself a bit.

However, except for two-thirds of the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, the numbers are predicated on very, very old data, because we haven't done anything in the Atlantic, Pacific or eastern Gulf (of Mexico ). It's hard to tell you that any numbers are reliable,

A low budget is uncomfortable.

I get so tired of people saying, 'Oh, you only make fantasy films and this and that', and I'm like, 'Well no, fantasy is reality', that's what Lewis Carroll showed in his work.

I think of Ray Harryhausen's work - I knew his name before I knew any actor or director's names. His films had an impact on me very early on, probably even more than Disney. I think that's what made me interested in animation: His work.