“It's funny how these days, when every household has its own inter-continental ballistic missile, you hardly even think about them. . . . A lot of us, though, have started painting the missiles different colors, even decorating them with our… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
Yes, we all know that there's a good chance the missiles won't work properly when the government people finally come to get them, but over the years we've stopped worrying about that. Deep down, most of us feel it's probably… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
“It's as if they take all our questions and offer them straight back: Who are you? Why are you here? What do you want?” — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
I'm often wary of using the word 'inspiration' to introduce my work -- it sounds too much like a sun shower from the heavens,… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
“The green painted concrete out in front of the house, which at first seemed like a novel way to save money on lawn-moving, was… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
Depression is the flip side of creative inspiration but it can be useful. It's telling you to stop for a little bit. You can… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
“There is an implicit recognition here that important things in life are not always immediately visible, and can't always be named, or even fully… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
What I love about Inuit carving is that it's so narrative, but it doesn't have the temporal dimension of an illustrated picture, where it… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
I don't get really inspired the way some people do, buzzing with ideas - it feels like hard work to me... but once I… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
“Why do I always listen to your insane plans? Why aren't we at home watching TV like everyone else? What possible difference will any… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
“It's funny how these days, when every household has its own inter-continental ballistic missile, you hardly even think about them. . . . A… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
You discover how confounding the world is when you try to draw it. You look at a car, and you try to see its… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
As an artist, even if you are putting out something really dark and disturbing, that's good because it's opening a discussion. Always in the… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
So you want to hear a story? Well, I used to know a whole lot of pretty interesting ones. Some of them so funny… — Shaun Tan Copy Share Image
