Brian Selznick

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

Quotes

 * 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.
 * Brian Selznick: how Scorsese's Hugo drew inspiration from his magical book (February 11, 2012)


 * I don’t really feel like the gender of character is what causes someone to identify with them. It’s the situation they’re in, it’s the way they deal with danger, the way that they deal with fears. And so I feel like it’s a slightly larger question in terms of what makes us identify with someone.
 * Inventions of Brian Selznick: Latest book makes unusual trilogy (September 20, 2015)


 * 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.
 * Brian Selznick: The author who inspired Martin Scorsese and Todd Haynes to make family films (September 1, 2017)