A lot of people who don't write for kids think it's easy, because they think kids aren't as smart as they are,… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I've been taking art lessons since I was little, and I've always drawn. I think in pictures. — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I think I always knew that I would do something with art because it was the one thing that I knew I… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I think everything belongs in a certain place, for kids who feel they don't belong anywhere. A museum is an institution like… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing you can do is to keep drawing no matter what. And to not be afraid of… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
But I'm a fairly mechanical worker - I tend not to think about themes so much as plot. I want to get… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
The orphan in children's literature allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family,… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I definitely think my work comes from things that I liked as a kid, and things I still like now. Monsters and… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
A lot of times, people complain about how books and stories change when they're translated to the screen. But I think sometimes… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I think when I'm drawing, I'm seeing what's happening on the page almost as if it were unfolding like a movie in… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I think from an early age I was aware of how a camera can tell a story, how a movie camera can… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“Then you know Prometheus was rescued in the end. His chains were broken, and he was finally set free." The old man squinted one… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
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… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
A lot of people who don't write for kids think it's easy, because they think kids aren't as smart as they are, or that… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“That night, cold and alone, Joseph had thought he'd found a portal into the past. But he'd been wrong. It was a vision of… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
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… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into the ground,… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
“Did you ever notice that all machines are made for some reason? … They are built to make you laugh, like the mouse here,… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers. — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
I've been taking art lessons since I was little, and I've always drawn. I think in pictures. — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
What interests me about clocks is that everything is hand-made, and yet to the person looking at the clock, something magical is happening that… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
If you've ever wondered where your dreams come from when you go to sleep at night, just look around. This is where they are… — Brian Selznick Copy Share Image
