Author: Shaun Tan

Quotes

Drawing a good picture is like telling a really good lie - the key is in the incidental detail.

Drawing a good picture is like telling a really good lie - the key is in the incidental detail.

- Shaun Tan

Illustrating is more about communicating specific ideas to a reader. Painting is more like pure science, more about the act of painting.

Illustrating is more about communicating specific ideas to a reader. Painting is more like pure science, more about the act of painting.

- Shaun Tan

Good and bad ideas both come from the same fountain of speculation and experiment.

Good and bad ideas both come from the same fountain of speculation and experiment.

- Shaun Tan

I think 'The Road' is a good example of a book everyone should read, but I wouldn't recommend it to young kids.

I think 'The Road' is a good example of a book everyone should read, but I wouldn't recommend it to young kids.

- Shaun Tan

It's only a very small percentage of creative thinking that ends up connecting with a wider audience, and even then, any success is quite unpredictable.

It's only a very small percentage of creative thinking that ends up connecting with a wider audience, and even then, any success is quite unpredictable.

- Shaun Tan

Animals represent the abstract notion of acceptance. Living with these funny creatures - you kind of have to accept them. It's like a test in a way.

Animals represent the abstract notion of acceptance. Living with these funny creatures - you kind of have to accept them. It's like a test in a way.

- Shaun Tan

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