Editing Nick Park (section)

==Influences==
Nick Park has stated that his main influences have been [[Ray Harryhausen]], [[Oliver Postgate]], [[Peter Firmin]], [[Chuck Jones]], [[Hayao Miyazaki]], [[Yuri Norstein]], [[Richard Williams (animator)|Richard Williams]], [[Terry Gilliam]], and [[Bob Godfrey]].<ref name="BFI">{{cite web |last1=Wigley |first1=Samuel |title=Nick Park's seven animation heroes |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/interviews/nick-park-favourite-animators-influences-early-man |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=10 October 2021 |date=15 January 2018}}</ref> He was inspired by Gilliam's animation in [[Monty Python]] "to be a bit wacky and off the wall."<ref name="BFI"/> He is a fan of [[Gerry Anderson]], known for "[[Supermarionation]]" as seen in ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/famous-gerry-anderson-fans/|title=Famous Gerry Anderson Fans - Gerry Anderson News|date=2017-03-25|website=Gerry Anderson|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-08}}</ref>

He is a fan of ''[[The Beano]]'' comic, and guest-edited the 70th-anniversary issue dated 2 August 2008. He stated, "My dream job was always to work on ''The Beano'' and it's such an honour for me to be Guest Editor."<ref>{{cite book|title=The History of The Beano: The Story So Far|year=2008|publisher=[[DC Thomson]]; Waverly Books|editor-first=Christopher|editor-last=Riches|location=[[Dundee]] (DC Thomson); [[New Lanark]] (Waverly Books)|page=303}}</ref> He also contributed to ''[[Classics from the Comics]]'' at the same time, picking his favourite classic stories for the comic reprint magazine's new Classic Choice feature.

His film-making ideas were encouraged by his old English teacher; however, Park has denied that the character of Wallace was based on him.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Susan|title=Nick Park|url=https://www.tes.com/article.aspx?storycode=2376235|access-date=12 October 2015|work=Times Educational Supplement|date=12 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907212854/https://www.tes.com/news/tes-archive/tes-publication/nick-park |archive-date=7 September 2017}}</ref>