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Having an eye patch actually makes it easier to look through a camera - I don't have to close one eye like everyone else. — Brian Selznick

Fairy tales only happen in movies.
-George Melies
from The Invention of Hugo Cabret — Brian Selznick

The machine was so intricate, so complicated, that he almost got dizzy looking at it. Even in its sad state of disrepair, it was beautiful. — Brian Selznick

I think from an early age I was aware of how a camera can tell a story, how a movie camera can affect how the narrative is told. — Brian Selznick

Albert shrugged, but Joseph could sense a world of things his uncle wasn't saying. — Brian Selznick

It has been well said that an effective leader must know the meaning and master the technique of the educator. — Philip Selznick

If you've ever wondered where your dreams come from when you go to sleep at night, just look around. This is where they are made. — Brian Selznick

It's all right; it's not so much fun any more. — David O. Selznick

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. — Brian Selznick

It looks like the whole city is made out of stars. — Brian Selznick

Thank God for your mother. — David O. Selznick

In that moment, the machinery of the world lined up. Somewhere a clock struck midnight, and Hugo's future seemed to fall perfectly into place. — Brian Selznick

What would it be like to pick and choose the objects and stories that would go into your own cabinet? — Brian Selznick

I address you all tonight for who you truly are: wizards, mermaids, travelers, adventurers, and magicians. You are the true dreamers. — Brian Selznick

I know I am right for Scarlett. I can convince Mr. Selznick. — Vivien Leigh

Even if all the clocks in the station break down, thought Hugo, time won't stop. Not even if you really want it to.
Like now. — Brian Selznick

I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible. — Irene Mayer Selznick

Like a mermaid rising from an ocean of paper, the girl emerged across the room. — Brian Selznick

Even this vein of writing is so foreign to me that I am amazed. — David O. Selznick

If you sit down with me, I guarantee I will accept any terms you offer for a contract. — David O. Selznick

If you're not accurate, you'll cause untold trouble. — David O. Selznick

It's somehow symbolic of Hollywood that Tara was just a facade, with no rooms inside. — David O. Selznick

I think when I'm drawing, I'm seeing what's happening on the page almost as if it were unfolding like a movie in my head. — Brian Selznick

I never ate of the grapes nor feared of the eruptions. — David O. Selznick

I've always loved children's books - it's not that I didn't like them, I just didn't think I wanted to do that. But then I suddenly realized I did ... — Brian Selznick

I knew I had to break up with Ann Rosenberg after she chose a teal dress for the prom. I had never heard of teal. Also, I was gay. — Brian Selznick

My house had suddenly turned into a hospital ward. — Brian Selznick

I'm so depressed. Christmas is the worst of all. Holidays are terrible, worse than Sundays. I get melancholia. — David O. Selznick

If and when we get married, only a completely opposite system will prevail. — David O. Selznick

Under no circumstances would it be right for me to go with MGM. Irene shares my opinion. — David O. Selznick

I cannot permit you to disrupt the Paramount schedule. — David O. Selznick

It's fun to see how other artists adapt my work. — Brian Selznick

We are all cabinets of wonders. — Brian Selznick

Hugo headed off toward the door to leave, but the bookstore was warm and quiet, and the teetering piles of books fascinated him. — Brian Selznick

At this rate, I'll live forever. — David O. Selznick

There are only two kinds of class: First class and no class. — David O. Selznick

Since I spend such a long time making each book, I only choose books that I'm really interested in and that I really love. — Brian Selznick

I hope the snow covers everything so all the footsteps are silenced, and the whole city can be at peace. — Brian Selznick

The success of a production depends on the attention paid to detail. — David O. Selznick

The institutional leader is primarily an expert in the promotion and protection of values. — Philip Selznick

Why do you knock yourself out? Take it easy. — David O. Selznick

You either see it or you don't — Brian Selznick

But there are other stories waiting to be told, and they will be lost one day, too. Whatever the case, it's all beneath your feet, right now. — Brian Selznick

I've been taking art lessons since I was little, and I've always drawn. I think in pictures. — Brian Selznick

Maybe we are all cabinets of wonders. — Brian Selznick

She has good instincts, but wrong judgments. She'll rue the day. — David O. Selznick

Maybe we're all cabinets of wonders. — Brian Selznick

I think I always knew that I would do something with art because it was the one thing that I knew I was really good at. — Brian Selznick

I don't think I'm going to do any good work this morning. — David O. Selznick

Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does. — Brian Selznick

Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for. — Brian Selznick

They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots. — David O. Selznick

There are only two classes - first class and no class. — David O. Selznick

Time is supposed to move forwards.'

'What if I don't like what happens?'

'Then...you change it. — Brian Selznick

Leadership, pure and simple, is the assumption of responsibility for the pursuit of excellence in group life. — Philip Selznick

Maybe, thought Ben, we are all cabinets of wonders. — Brian Selznick

You think you know her. Just wait and see the change. I'll have her trained in no time. — David O. Selznick

The little religion that I have clung to-that what matters most is the continuity of life, and its improvement from one generation to another. — David O. Selznick

You can make up your own story when you look at a photo. — Brian Selznick

I can feel that the world this day is different than all the days of our lives before. — David O. Selznick

For most of my career I illustrated books for other people. — Brian Selznick

This dame keeps dragging me into the bushes. Keep your eye open, you may have to rescue me. — David O. Selznick