List of Brian Selznick Quotes

Well, Everything Surprises Me About The Writing Process Because Illustrating Comes Much More Naturally To Me Than Writing Does.

I Can Draw Pencil Lines To Show Something Is Moving, But If I'm Writing, I Struggle With How To Write It. The Boy Ran Down The Hallway? The Boy Ran Quickly Down The Hallway? The Boy Ran Down The Marble Hallway? I Agonize Over The Words. So My Editor Works Very Hard. I'm Lucky To Have Her.

Once I'm Given An Idea For A Story I Have A Million Ideas On How It Should Be Illustrated, But I Don't Have A Big Shoebox Full Of Unfinished Ideas.

I Majored In Illustration At The Rhode Island School Of Design, Although I Never Had Any Intention Of Being An Illustrator And Didn't Take Any Classes In Illustration There. It Was Just That The Illustration Degree Had No Requirements.

Having An Eye Patch Actually Makes It Easier To Look Through A Camera - I Don't Have To Close One Eye Like Everyone Else.

The Idea Of Going To The Movies Made Hugo Remember Something Father Had Once Told Him About Going To The Movies When He Was Just A Boy, When The Movies Were New. Hugo's Father Had Stepped Into A Dark Room, And On A White Screen He Had Seen A Rocket Fly Right Into The Eye Of The Man In The Moon. Father Said He Had Never Experienced Anything Like It. It Had Been Like Seeing His Dreams In The Middle Of The Day.

I've Always Loved Children's Books - It's Not That I Didn't Like Them, I Just Didn't Think I Wanted To Do That. But Then I Suddenly Realized I Did.

In That Moment, The Machinery Of The World Lined Up. Somewhere A Clock Struck Midnight, And Hugo's Future Seemed To Fall Perfectly Into Place.

My House Had Suddenly Turned Into A Hospital Ward.

I Hope The Snow Covers Everything So All The Footsteps Are Silenced, And The Whole City Can Be At Peace.

I Love Illustrating For Other Writers Because I Am Given Stories I Never Would Have Thought Of, And My Work As An Illustrator Is Always In Support Of The Story.

I Think From An Early Age I Was Aware Of How A Camera Can Tell A Story, How A Movie Camera Can Affect How The Narrative Is Told.