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.

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.

If you lose your purpose ... it's like you're broken.

Fairy tales only happen in movies." -George Melies from The Invention of Hugo Cabret

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.

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.

Even if all the clocks in the station break down, thought Hugo, time won't stop. Not even if you really want it to. Like now.