I always feel like the editing room is like coming into the kitchen. What kind of a meal do you make from there? It can be anything.

I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.

One of my favorite stories growing up was 'A Wrinkle in Time'. I loved that book.

I didn't understand how you could be an actor if you didn't also study philosophy and study political science, astronomy. And also just go out and live life and have experiences.

It really hasn't been demonstrated at any level by any major corporation that it can nurture what is euphemistically called creativity.

People send me songs all the time that are literally no-brainer hits... but for me, I'm an artist because I'm a writer.

But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down to Greenwich Village and playing them for the people there.

The great thing about making picture books is that you can make absolutely anything you want happen. It's a bit like making a film, but you don't need lots of money for actors and costumes - you just need pens, paper, and your imagination.