Dave McKean

“And then a strange thing happened. Out of the diseased and deteriorated pool os tired thoughts came life. A simple and poisoned…

— Dave McKean

I love the silent era because you can see the rules being written, the grammar of film being created. Most of my…

— Dave McKean

“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?…

— Dave McKean

“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

“It a heasy t'ing to live for de lightnin' crack hillumination of possession. It heasy to hide in de dark o' faith…

— Dave McKean

Pride in what and who you are is a strong foundation, but don't be defined by your oppression; use your anger, don't…

— Dave McKean

“She looked out at the other trees, and she realised that her life was one of thousands, any one of which could…

— Dave McKean

I kind of enjoy the limits. If you've got no limits, you can do absolutely anything, it's very difficult, actually. I always…

— Dave McKean

Sometimes the things I learn making paintings or drawings - composition, colour, expressionism, texture - can directly influence the making of a…

— Dave McKean

When you just get fantasy stories that are about fairies or goblins, I just don't care. I'm never going to meet a…

— Dave McKean

Film gives me live actors, editing, music, sound, a huge and powerful toolbox to play with. If there is a problem for…

— Dave McKean

I don't want to get pigeonholed just doing just family films and fantasy films... I don't really want to get pigeonholed just…

— Dave McKean

“I mean, it's not even been a two-and-two-make five sort of a day, it's more like a two-and-to-make... fish... or something... You…

— Dave McKean

“The depressing majority of comics seem to be about violence of one sort or another, [...] And I just don’t enjoy violence.…

— Dave McKean

There are so many comics about violence. I'm not entertained or amused by violence, and I'd rather not have it in my…

— Dave McKean

Everybody's a bird, locked up in a pretty cage. Sometimes you fly to a slightly bigger one, but you never quite have…

— Dave McKean

The reason I love comics is that they DON'T move, and there is NO sound. As a creator I have to evoke…

— Dave McKean

I'm interested in the parallel narrative of our fantasy lives. How the moment of 'now' that is palpably real, is surrounded by…

— Dave McKean

“I like the adventures because you know that when they say, "I've got a plan," and then they tell you, you know…

— Dave McKean

I'm a huge science fan; I read a lot of science books. But I'm not a scientist, my interest in science is…

— Dave McKean

The filmmakers I really love are the ones that let me look through their eyes for a while. They have an aesthetic…

— Dave McKean

But actually making pictures to look like my pictures, I've done it for so long, I'm kind of used to it now.…

— Dave McKean

I like being able to do anything. I think that's healthy, doing anything and everything, rather than just getting completely obsessed with…

— Dave McKean

Reading a good comic is a creative act. Watching a film is often a more passive experience, and since I'm interested in…

— Dave McKean

There is nobody who is good or bad, it's just not like that. They all are complex individuals. They all see the…

— Dave McKean