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 …

- Dave Mckean

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…

- Dave Mckean

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…

- Dave Mckean

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…

- Dave Mckean

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.

- Dave Mckean

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…

- Dave Mckean

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…

- Dave Mckean

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.

- Dave Mckean

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…

- Dave Mckean