I think it is the fact that birds are two-legged, like us, which gives them something of our balance and gesture and makes them nearer to us.

Sometimes I think people get into trouble because they can't say what they want to.

Guinea pigs are quite difficult to draw, I think, because they're so furry.

I think it is important for children to read different things to find out about their emotions and other people's emotions. It is an enormous source of education and culture.

I don't like leaving work behind. I hate the idea that something might be happening on the drawing board at home that I am going to miss.

I don't think there's an illustrator who's as good as a Titian or a Rembrandt... but then, Rembrandt was a bit of an illustrator on the quiet, you know?