I majored in illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design, although I never had any intention of being an illustrator and didn't take any classes in illustration there. It was just that the illustration degree had no requirements.

A friend suggested that I get a job at a children's book store so I could meet kids and read books, and that turned out to be the single best bit of advice I've ever gotten.

I love illustrating for other writers because I am given stories I never would have thought of, and my work as an illustrator is always in support of the story.

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.

It's fun to see how other artists adapt my work.

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.

Maybe we're all cabinets of wonders.