I love illustrating for other writers because I am given stories I never would have thought of, and my work as an illustrator is always in support of the story.
Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does.
I guess I see a part of myself in everyone I write about. I tend to write about kids who are obsessed with something, and even though I have never been good with machines the way Hugo is, I did love miniature things when I was a kid.
I think from an early age I was aware of how a camera can tell a story, how a movie camera can affect how the narrative is told.
I think when I'm drawing, I'm seeing what's happening on the page almost as if it were unfolding like a movie in my head.
