Brian Selznick

Having an eye patch

Having an eye patch actually makes it easier to look through a camera – I don’t have to close one eye like everyone else. Brian Selznick

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 … Read more

It’s fun to see

It’s fun to see how other artists adapt my work. Brian Selznick

Well, everything surprises me

Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does. Brian Selznick

Once I’m given an

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. Brian Selznick

I hope the snow

I hope the snow covers everything so all the footsteps are silenced, and the whole city can be at peace. Brian Selznick

In that moment, the

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. Brian Selznick

The idea of going

The idea of going to the movies made Hugo remember something Father had once told him about going to the movies when he was just a boy, when the movies were new. Hugo’s father had stepped into a dark room, and on a white screen he had seen a rocket fly right into the eye … Read more

My house had suddenly

My house had suddenly turned into a hospital ward. Brian Selznick

I’ve always loved children’s

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. Brian Selznick