Eric Hill Quotations

As a child, during the war, I drew Spitfires and Messerschmitts. With Spot, I found that I had designed a fuselage! His spot is on his side, the roundel marking of an English fighter plane, and the color bar of his tail is the color stripes of a plane's rudder.

I'm not over-enamored of complicated books, and wonder if it's more for the author's ego than anything else?

I am quite convinced now... that the actual training of drawing cartoons - which is, of course, my style - led to my producing Spot. Cartoons must be very simple and have as few words as possible, and so, too, must the 'Spot' books.

I consider myself very fortunate indeed to have created a character which has captured the imagination and enthusiasm of so many children worldwide. They are my family, and Spot belongs to them all.

To me, it was just like marriage. I wanted one wife; I wanted one helmet,

Each year, they tried to fit you for a new one. That was a no-no for me, ... To me, it was just like marriage. I wanted one wife; I wanted one helmet.

They had no enemies. If you knew them for a minute, it felt like you knew them for a year.

It was the biggest game of the year so far. We knew it was time to step up and shine.

I don't think the general population is out there trying to speed. I think it's just incidents throughout the trip that create the need for speeding.