Top 59 Quotes by Chris Van Allsburg

About Chris Van Allsburg

These are some quotes by American author Chris Van Allsburg Author, who was born on June 18, 1949.

I like the gizmos that transport people.

I like the gizmos that transport people.

Chris Van Allsburg

I think it's difficult to forget things that are unresolved.

I think it's difficult to forget things that are unresolved.

Chris Van Allsburg

The whole idea of being mesmerized and not in control of your own actions is fascinating and a little spooky. I remember hearing about someone who'd gone to a magic act, and a person in the audience had become hypnotized by observing too closely what magician was doing on stage, and thought it was spooky to lose your consciousness that way.

Chris Van Allsburg

I'm sensitive to the things I see.

I'm sensitive to the things I see.

Chris Van Allsburg

I don't know if what kids really want is a hamster. What they want is a dog. So the hamster ends up being a substitute: 'Well, would you accept this?'

I don't know if what kids really want is a hamster. What they want is a dog. So the hamster ends up being a substitute: 'Well, would you accept this?'

Chris Van Allsburg

Authors of books are not given very much control over the films that are made from their books.

Authors of books are not given very much control over the films that are made from their books.

Chris Van Allsburg

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.

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.

Chris Van Allsburg

I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.

I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.

Chris Van Allsburg

The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding.

The opportunity to create a small world between two pieces of cardboard, where time exists yet stands still, where people talk and I tell them what to say, is exciting and rewarding.

Chris Van Allsburg

It did occur to me that certainly African-Americans are not underserved in picture books, but those books are almost all about specifically black experiences.

It did occur to me that certainly African-Americans are not underserved in picture books, but those books are almost all about specifically black experiences.

Chris Van Allsburg

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