 He once gained an idea for a woodpecker carrying a burning branch ("Stealing Fire") by seeing a rebroadcast of "The Power of Myth", a television documentary featuring conversations between mythologist Joseph Campbell and journalist Bill Moyers.Dolack says his working style is to get an idea which he immediately sketches out on a small piece of paper.He then pins these sketches to a "Wall of Ideas" in his studio, and returns to them later Beginning work on a piece, he conducts research in his library to help make the work more realistic and detailed.