The illustrations in picture books are the first paintings most children see, and because of that, they are incredibly important. What we see and share at that age stays with us for life. Anthony Browne More Quotes by Anthony Browne More Quotes From Anthony Browne Force me to choose my best book, and I always come back to 'Gorilla.' It was the first time I felt I understood what picture books could do. Anthony Browne picturebestmetime I see 'Hansel and Gretel' as a breakthrough book for me, and one of the reasons is because I started to apply meaning to the hidden details. Anthony Browne meaningmedetailsbook Having a memoir and a retrospective of your work running almost simultaneously when you're still alive does feel a bit posthumous. Anthony Browne yourfeelyouwork I never want to make a child worried or afraid, and I don't think I do. My pictures are born from the belief that children are far more capable and aware of social complexities than we give them credit for. Anthony Browne pictureschildthinkchildren M dad was a boxer, so he had this fierce, physical presence. Anthony Browne presencehefiercedad I had just been promoted to the first rugby team. It was a perfect, wonderful coming of age. My brother was already in the team, and my father had come to watch us. We went home, and my father died in front of me. Horribly, in about half an hour. He had a heart attack. Anthony Browne meageheartfather I've always felt that I was a bit of an outsider to the British children's-book illustration scene, because I don't work in line and wash. Anthony Browne outsiderbecausealwayswork As a child, I'd always liked cowboys and Indians stories where there were two layers - gruesome in the foreground but funny in the background. Anthony Browne backgroundchildalwaysfunny From 17 to 21, I was obsessed by sport and art. In art, I loved the pre-Raphaelites and Rembrandt first. Then I discovered Salvador Dali, and it was like finding something I already knew. Anthony Browne findinglovedsomethingart I use a little brush only for really small details. Over the years, I've started to use a much larger brush. Anthony Browne overonlysmalldetails Everyone can draw when they're five. Most of us lose the ability. Anthony Browne useveryoneloseability I didn't have picture books - there weren't many around when I was a child. Anthony Browne bookspicturewerechild Stories come to me and I don't know where they come from, but afterwards I can look back and say, 'Oh yes, that's got a little bit of me, or a little bit of my own son in it'. That's where ideas come from. Anthony Browne lookmeideasson
