“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.” ThinkingArtOne ThingArt Is Author:Brian Selznick
“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?” IfsThinkingWantFeelingsMovingAsksWorkersThemePlotTunnels Author:Brian Selznick
“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.” IfsThinkingSeeingPagesHappeningsDrawingUnfolding Author:Brian Selznick
“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.” ThinkingStoriesAgeCamerasNarrative Author:Brian Selznick
“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.” IfsThinkingWantShouldImportantMatterInterestCan DoDrawsNo Matter WhatImportant ThingsDrawingPursueCant Author:Brian Selznick
“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.” ThinkingChildrenBookWantedChildren's Books Author:Brian Selznick
“Ben remembered reading about curators in "Wonderstruck", and thought about what id meant to curate your own life, as his dad had done here. What would it be like to pick and choose the objects and stories that would go in your own cabinet? How would Ben curate his own life? And then, thinking about his museum box, and his house, and his books, and the secret room, he realized he'd already begun doing it. Maybe, thought Ben, we are all cabinets of wonders.” ThinkingBookDoneStoriesReadingHouseRoomsSecretWonderObjectsDadPicksBoxesRememberedMuseumsCabinetsCurator Author:Brian Selznick
