thought this was an onion headline at first. hope he gets more credit though

"And I would have been fine with that, if that's what signed up for. But Tim was in L.A. making two features while directed that film, and mean, Tim is a genius-or he certainly was in his most creative years. always thought his story was perfect, and he designed the main characters. But it was really me and my team of people who brought that to life."

Selick is not the only creator hungry to claim credit for the film, it seems. "Now, of course, if you ask Danny Elfman, well, that's his movie," he continued. "When we finished the film, it was so funny because he came up to me and shook my hand. 'Henry, you've done a wonderful job illustrating my songs!' And he was serious, and loved it!"