Gorillas remind me of my father. He was a very big, physically strong man but also very sensitive. Anthony Browne bigfathergorilla Change image and share on social
I grew up with an older brother who was always stronger and faster and better than me at everything, but I was close enough in age to try and compete, so we had a competitive childhood. Anthony Browne agebrotherchildhood Change image and share on social
What excites me about picture books is the gap between pictures and words. Sometimes the pictures can tell a slightly different story or tell more about the story, about how someone is thinking or feeling. Anthony Browne bookexcitefelt share on social
I find it incredible and outrageous that public and school libraries are being forced to close - we'll all pay the price in the long term. Anthony Browne closefindforce Change image and share on social
When I was a boy, I was a worrier, and so was my son, Joe. I used to tell him that worrying meant he had an imagination and that one day he'd be pleased. Anthony Browne boydayimagination Change image and share on social
Having a memoir and a retrospective of your work running almost simultaneously when you're still alive does feel a bit posthumous. Anthony Browne alivebitefeel Change image and share on social
Something happens to our creativity as we go through the education process; most of us lose touch with it. Anthony Browne creativityeducationlose Change image and share on social
After art college, I got a job as a medical illustrator, and I was pretty good. I had to imagine what was going on in the operations because the photographs just showed a mess. Anthony Browne artcollegegood Change image and share on social
Everyone can draw when they're five. Most of us lose the ability. Anthony Browne abilitydrawlose Change image and share on social
Never forget that children are at the heart of everything we do. Respect them, listen to them, talk to them as equals, and care about them. Anthony Browne carechildequal Change image and share on social
