Chris Van Allsburg

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.

Peter Rabbit's not a rabbit. Peter Rabbit is a proxy for the child who reads the book, and they imagine themselves in the rabbit's position.

I am never really surprised at the way my books take shape. They are just not as perfect as I'd like them to be.

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult.

I know I'm not the kind of person who's gonna wind up a walking jukebox, like many rock 'n' roll artists. They just play their hits and that's it. That doesn't appeal to me.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.