I think the two jobs I dreamed of doing as a teenager were comic book artist and record cover illustrator. Maybe film director was in the mix as well, but that seemed to be an impossible mountain to climb. — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
“And then a strange thing happened. Out of the diseased and deteriorated pool os tired thoughts came life. A simple and poisoned life, but a life nonetheless. Death cultivated tis bacteria with love and attention. It thived in its stifling, hopeless world, sapping Death os all its energy, but Death didn't notice, for all its attention went on the fracturing,… — Dave McKean Copy Share
I love the silent era because you can see the rules being written, the grammar of film being created. Most of my films are… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
“I suppose cats have sayings like... "A dead mouse...has no entertainment value." How's that? Doesn't exactly trip off the tongue, does it? Okay, how… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
“It's not even been a two-and-two-make five sort of day, it's more like a two-and-two-make...fish” — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
“It a heasy t'ing to live for de lightnin' crack hillumination of possession. It heasy to hide in de dark o' faith , pretendin'… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
Pride in what and who you are is a strong foundation, but don't be defined by your oppression; use your anger, don't let it… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
“She looked out at the other trees, and she realised that her life was one of thousands, any one of which could have been… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
I kind of enjoy the limits. If you've got no limits, you can do absolutely anything, it's very difficult, actually. I always enjoyed working with machines like color photocopiers and letter-pressing type settings, things where the limits are very apparent. You push the machine to do something, and it tries to do its best, and it usually has wonderful qualities… — Dave McKean Copy Share
Sometimes the things I learn making paintings or drawings - composition, colour, expressionism, texture - can directly influence the making of a film. Sometimes… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
When you just get fantasy stories that are about fairies or goblins, I just don't care. I'm never going to meet a goblin, it… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
Film gives me live actors, editing, music, sound, a huge and powerful toolbox to play with. If there is a problem for me, it… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
I don't want to get pigeonholed just doing just family films and fantasy films... I don't really want to get pigeonholed just doing anything… — Dave McKean Copy Share Image
