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Brian Selznick Quotes

born 1966

Brian Selznick (July 14, 1966–) is an American illustrator and writer.

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I could never imagine a movie being made from the way I had structured the book, it still feels miraculous that we made it this way without compromising the story, but everything has felt miraculous since I got that first phone call saying Martin Scorsese wants to make a movie out of 'Hugo.' I recognize how lucky I am.

It's funny, I grew up in a happy family with loving parents, but I've killed off a lot of parents in these books. The orphan in children's literature, allows the child protagonist to move the story forward themselves. I think that, however happy a family, every intelligent child thinks: 'How did I come to be born to these parents?' – it is about finding your place in the world.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Brian Selznick (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.