If youre not familiar with Rick Bakers name, youll probably recognise his monsters.

Do you think practical effects have evolved as well?

But I embrace the technology.

I understand you use computers to help plan your effects anyway, is that right?

Yeah, Ive been using the computer to design my effects for the last 20 years.

I got PhotoShop 1.0 [Laughs] and it was an instant love affair.

I love that, and I love making digital models on the computer.

Whats your starting point for a design?

Do you begin with the actor, for example Jemaine Clements character, as a basis?

Well, I designed Boris before Jemaine was even cast.

It doesnt make sense that hes wearing a disguise and hes a prisoner on the moon for 40 years.

It doesnt make sense, you know?

And Barry usually tells me, Stop worrying so much, it doesnt matter, and hes usually right.

The little green man inside the head that oepns up?

That wasnt in the script.

Thats something that came out of my studio, and people liked that [chuckles].

So its a proper collaboration with Barry Sonnenfeld?

Thats what I like about working on these films.

Jemaine came onto the picture later on, and it definitely altered to fit his face.

It definitely changed some.

Its not just how they feel about it, but what it feels like to wear.

Because Ive worn it, and I know its not that bad.

What was the biggest challenge for you on this film?

Technically, the biggest challenge was it was such an ever-evolving creature, this film.

I mean, films always are, theyre always changing, but this one seemed even more so.

Then the first thing they started doing was rewriting the script.

Its like, oh shit, you know?

The joke is, Will doesnt fit at all in this line-up.

But there was no place in the movie for it.

[Laughs] And we never did.

But on this one, we didnt know what it was going to be until we saw it.

It had a lot of heart, and I thought it was fun.

[Chuckles] I do quite like hairy things.

That probably came out of my growing up in front of the television as a kid in the 50s.

And, you know, Mr Hyde.

So many things I like had hair on.

So I started making hairy things and never stopped, you know?

Well, theyre really different things, arent they?

At least let me put a moustache on this guy, or at least put a nose on him!

And they didnt want to know about it.

ThenAmerican Werewolfhappened, and people thought we could do anything.

[Laughs]

And there was some stuff, actually, that I couldnt do.

I dont think I can do it as its written.

But I can dothis.

Heres what the flesh gun should be, I think it should do this.

It always seems to take twice as long and cost twice as much.

And there are things Ive done that Ive never done and nobodys done before, and I do it!

With that, we were sadly out of time.

Rick Baker, thank you very much.

Men In Black 3is out on DVD and Blu-ray now.