Occupation: Illustrator Birth: December 29, 1963
I like stories that exist both in the naturalistic world and in our imaginative lives, films are so immersive in that sense, we can explore how our c….
When you just get fantasy stories that are about fairies or goblins, I just don't care. I'm never going to meet a goblin, it doesn't mean anything to….
The human face is the most deeply ingrained image in our brains. It is the two dots and a dash we connect with as babies. It is the focus of our atte….
I'm always thinking about story, and the development of ideas or images, so with all types of media, I'm simply trying to communicate the feelings an….
So I really love this very difficult feeling of being completely out at sea. I don't know what I'm doing, and I kind of like this feeling. So I think….
The filmmakers I really love are the ones that let me look through their eyes for a while. They have an aesthetic and social point of view..
I like being able to do anything. I think that's healthy, doing anything and everything, rather than just getting completely obsessed with one partic….
I think the two jobs I dreamed of doing as a teenager were comic book artist and record cover illustrator. Maybe film director was in the mix as well….
Pride in what and who you are is a strong foundation, but don't be defined by your oppression; use your anger, don't let it use you..
I kind of enjoy the limits. If you've got no limits, you can do absolutely anything, it's very difficult, actually. I always enjoyed working with mac….
Sometimes the things I learn making paintings or drawings - composition, colour, expressionism, texture - can directly influence the making of a film….
I've always liked making things that don't deny the medium that they're made in. If it's collage, I'm happy for it to look like that. If it's a film ….
Everybody's a bird, locked up in a pretty cage. Sometimes you fly to a slightly bigger one, but you never quite have the courage to abandon captivity….
The inspiration is all in the script, in the text. So whatever it is, either it is a film or a book to be illustrated, anything. Everything you need ….
I love telling stories. And even in single images, I tend to have stories inside them. I've always loved film, but I was making drawings and painting….
I do very, very, very simple, skimpy doodles, nothing too committed. Because people tend to fall in love if they like it - if you color it in and the….
I'm interested in the parallel narrative of our fantasy lives. How the moment of 'now' that is palpably real, is surrounded by our memories, our drea….
I've always used masks. I think it's a lot about the fact that masks often reveal a sort of subconscious element to a character. The mask is carved a….
There are so many comics about violence. I'm not entertained or amused by violence, and I'd rather not have it in my life. Sex, on the other hand, is….
But actually making pictures to look like my pictures, I've done it for so long, I'm kind of used to it now. So at the beginning of the process, desi….
Film gives me live actors, editing, music, sound, a huge and powerful toolbox to play with. If there is a problem for me, it is that film gives me to….