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
thinking drawing important
I think the most important thing you can do is to keep drawing no matter what. And to not be afraid of drawing whatever interests you. If there is something that you want to draw, to make, then I think you should pursue it and not let anybody tell you that you cant do it.
thinking age narrative
I think from an early age I was aware of how a camera can tell a story, how a movie camera can affect how the narrative is told.
ideas stories bigs
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 big shoebox full of unfinished ideas.
writing doe surprise
Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does.
fun artist
It's fun to see how other artists adapt my work.
book long long-time
Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love.
struggle moving writing
I can draw pencil lines to show something is moving, but if I'm writing, I struggle with how to write it. The boy ran down the hallway? The boy ran quickly down the hallway? The boy ran down the marble hallway? I agonize over the words. So my editor works very hard. I'm lucky to have her.
support stories given
I love illustrating for other writers because I am given stories I never would have thought of, and my work as an illustrator is always in support of the story.
art thinking art-is
I think I always knew that I would do something with art because it was the one thing that I knew I was really good at.
moving thinking tunnels
But I'm a fairly mechanical worker - I tend not to think about themes so much as plot. I want to get the feeling right. If it's moving through tunnels, I ask myself, what is it like to move through tunnels?
belongs certain kids
I think everything belongs in a certain place, for kids who feel they don't belong anywhere. A museum is an institution like a library where everything has a place, everything belongs.
loved move pictures turning
I've always loved the wild rumpus in 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak, because the words disappear, the pictures take up the whole page, and we move forward in the story by turning the pages.
art since taking
I've been taking art lessons since I was little, and I've always drawn. I think in pictures.
born child family finding forward happy however literature move orphan
The orphan in children's literature allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family, every intelligent child thinks: 'How did I come to be born to these parents?' - it is about finding your place in the world.