It's Fun To See How Other Artists

The Idea Of Going To The Movies Made Hugo Remember Something Father Had Once Told Him About Going To The Movies When He Was Just A Boy, When The Movies Were New. Hugo's Father Had Stepped Into A Dark Room, And On A White Screen He Had Seen A Rocket Fly Right Into The Eye Of The Man In The Moon. Father Said He Had Never Experienced Anything Like It. It Had Been Like Seeing His Dreams In The Middle Of The Day.

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?

I Like To Imagine That The World Is One Big Machine. You Know, Machines Never Have Any Extra Parts. They Have The Exact Number And Type Of Parts They Need. So I Figure If The Entire World Is A Big Machine, I Have To Be Here For Some Reason. And That Means You Have To Be Here For Some Reason, Too.

Once I'm Given An Idea For A Story I Have A Million Ideas On How It Should Be Illustrated, But I Don't Have A Big Shoebox Full Of Unfinished Ideas.

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.