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
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.
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.
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.
girl ocean mermaid
Like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room.
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.
fairy-tale invention tales
Fairy tales only happen in movies." -George Melies from The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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...
school islands illustration
I majored in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, although I never had any intention of being an illustrator and didn't take any classes in illustration there. It was just that the illustration degree had no requirements.
jobs children book
A friend suggested that I get a job at a children's book store so I could meet kids and read books, and that turned out to be the single best bit of advice I've ever gotten.
book doors pockets
She walked to the rear door and took out a bobby pin from her pocket. Hugo watched as she fiddled with the pin inside the lock until it clicked and the door opened. "How did you learn to do that?" asked Hugo. "Books," answered Isabelle.
book world able
Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for.
thinking drawing pages
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 my head.
mean numbers machines
I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.
cabinets wonder
Maybe we are all cabinets of wonders.