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From 17 to 21, I was obsessed by sport and art. In art, I loved the pre-Raphaelites and Rembrandt first. Then I discovered Salvador Dali, and it was like finding something I already knew.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Art Discovered Finding First Knew Like Loved Obsessed Rembrandt Salvador Something Sport Then

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I use a little brush only for really small details. Over the years, I've started to use a much larger brush.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Brush Details Larger Little Much Only Over Really Small Started Use Years

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Everyone can draw when they're five. Most of us lose the ability.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Ability Draw Everyone Five Lose Most Us

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A lot of my characters are underdogs or sad or lonely, but I had a comfortable, golden sort of childhood.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Characters Childhood Comfortable Golden Had Lonely Lot Sad Sort

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Picture books are being marginalised. I get the feeling children are being pushed away from picture books earlier and earlier and being told to look at 'proper' books, which means books without pictures.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Away Being Books Children Earlier Feeling Get Look Marginalised Means Picture Pictures Proper Pushed Which Without

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I didn't have picture books - there weren't many around when I was a child.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Around Books Child Many Picture Were

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Stories come to me and I don't know where they come from, but afterwards I can look back and say, 'Oh yes, that's got a little bit of me, or a little bit of my own son in it'. That's where ideas come from.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Afterwards Back Bit Come Got Ideas Know Little Little Bit Look Me My Own Oh Own Say Son Stories Where Yes I Can

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I grew up with an older brother who was always stronger and faster and better than me at everything, but I was close enough in age to try and compete, so we had a competitive childhood.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Age Always Better Brother Childhood Close Compete Competitive Enough Everything Faster Grew Had Me Older Older Brother Stronger Than Try Up Who

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Maurice Sendak is the daddy of them all when it comes to picture books - the words, the rhythm, the psychology, the design.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: Books Daddy Design Picture Psychology Rhythm Them Words

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Most people lose their natural creativity at about five or six - but not me.

~Anthony Browne

Topics: About Creativity Five Lose Me Most Natural People Six

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Writer

Born: September 11th, 1946

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