Brian Selznick
Brian Selznick
Brian Selznickis an American illustrator and writer best known for illustrating children's books. He won the 2008 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration recognizing The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was his first long work as a writer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionIllustrator
Date of Birth14 July 1966
CityEast Brunswick, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
broken purpose like-you
If you lose your purpose ... it's like you're broken.
dream father eye
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.
fairy-tale invention tales
Fairy tales only happen in movies." -George Melies from The Invention of Hugo Cabret
want breaking-down clock
Even if all the clocks in the station break down, thought Hugo, time won't stop. Not even if you really want it to. Like now.
children book thinking
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...
life baby children
Time can play all sorts of tricks on you. In the blink of an eye, babies appear in carriages, coffins disappear into the ground, wars are won and lost, and children transform, like butterflies, into adults.
cities snow whole
I hope the snow covers everything so all the footsteps are silenced, and the whole city can be at peace.
dream sleep night
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 made.
house hospitals
My house had suddenly turned into a hospital ward.
girl ocean mermaid
Like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room.
mermaid dreamer clerks
As I look out at all of you gathered here, I want to say that I don't see a room full of Parisians in top hats and diamonds and silk dresses. I don't see bankers and housewives and store clerks. No. I address you all tonight as you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.
fall world midnight
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.
broken people machines
Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn't able to do what it was meant to do...Maybe it's the same with people," Hugo continued. "If you lose your purpose...it's like your broken.
kids writing way
I guess I see a part of myself in everyone I write about. I tend to write about kids who are obsessed with something, and even though I have never been good with machines the way Hugo is, I did love miniature things when I was a kid.