Perfecting creature movement

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Every hair has to be perfect. The

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movement has to be near perfect. You can

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only get do so much with a rubber skin.

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That sounds like a lot.

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When I take a creature on set, my

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anxiety levels are through the roof just

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because I know what potentially could go

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wrong and how much is riding on it. So,

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I'm just hoping it's good.

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And it goes beyond Star Wars.

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hitchhikers. I did jelts. Charlie and

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the chocolate factory. I did the

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squirrels that listen to nuts. And they

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asked me to build a swimming pooler. I

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remember not being able to sleep cuz I

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was so nervous cuz mechanics,

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electronics, and water don't mix.

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Did it work out? Okay.

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The moment comes that we're shooting it.

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Tim Burn says action. The kids run in,

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run to the tank, and they say, "Yep,

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release the looper. Switch it on. Swim

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through frame." He says, "Cut. We got

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it." That was one of them moments that I

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felt like I was walk on an air.

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Gustaf's done his fair share of creepy

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horrors, too.

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There was this