Chris Van Allsburg Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I love the idea of a tiny window between the back stoop and the pantry, where the milkman would pass through the cheese. But of course, there is no milkman anymore. So somebody coming by the house and seeing the window would say, 'Oh, that must be original, because that's where the milkman passed the cheese through to the pantry.'”

“People have asked me a lot, 'What comes first? The pictures or the story? The story or the picture?' It's hard to describe because often they seem to come at the same time. I'm seeing images while I'm thinking of the story.”

“As long as I can remember, I've always loved to draw. But my interest in drawing wasn't encouraged very much.”

“Authors of books are not given very much control over the films that are made from their books.”

“Growing up in the 1950s, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, boys were supposed to be athletic.”

“I believe that there will be many things that happen to me in my life that I will not be able to explain. Some of those might be magic. I'm not sure.”

“I like the gizmos that transport people.”

“I sculpted for four or five years. Mostly for my own amusement, I decided to do a picture book, and that was kind of a turning point.”

“I think parents generally know what's best for their children. But I suppose it's possible to be overprotective.”

“I was about 28-29 when I wrote my first story, and that was called 'The Garden of Abdul Gasazi.'”