I love being an illustrator because I get to read really great stories, work with amazing people, travel and see places I never would've seen. And I get to draw all the time.

Having an eye patch actually makes it easier to look through a camera - I don't have to close one eye like everyone else.

I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers.

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

My house had suddenly turned into a hospital ward.

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.

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?