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.
Brian SelznickI'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 SelznickShe walked to the rear door and took out a bobby pin from her pocket. Hugo watched as she fiddled with the pin inside the lock until it clicked and the door opened. "How did you learn to do that?" asked Hugo. "Books," answered Isabelle.
Brian SelznickHaving an eye patch actually makes it easier to look through a camera - I don't have to close one eye like everyone else.
Brian SelznickI like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too.
Brian Selznick