Brian Selznick Thinking Quotations

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.

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?

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.

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.

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...

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.