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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
fun artist
It's fun to see how other artists adapt my work.
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.
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.
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.
girl ocean mermaid
Like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room.
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.
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.