An Award Does Not Change The Quality

The Polar Express Is About Faith, And The Power Of Imagination To Sustain Faith. It's Also About The Desire To Reside In A World Where Magic Can Happen, The Kind Of World We All Believed In As Children, But One That Disappears As We Grow Older.

Following My Muse Has Worked Out Pretty Well So Far. I Can't See Any Reason To Change The Formula Now.

The Idea Of The Extraordinary Happening In The Context Of The Ordinary Is What's Fascinating To Me

I've Always Thought Of The Book As A Visual Art Form, And It Should Represent A Single Artistic Idea, Which It Does If You Write Your Own Material.

There Was A Great Deal Of Peer Recognition To Be Gained In Elementary School By Being Able To Draw Well. One Girl Could Draw Horses So Well, She Was Looked Upon As A Kind Of Sorceress.