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I am quite convinced now... that the actual training of drawing cartoons - which is, of course, my style - led to my producing Spot. Cartoons must be very simple and have as few words as possible, and so, too, must the 'Spot' books.

~Eric Hill

Topics: Actual Am Books Cartoons Convinced Course Drawing Few Led Must Now Possible Producing Quite Simple Spot Style Too Training Very Which Words I Am

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I'm not over-enamored of complicated books, and wonder if it's more for the author's ego than anything else?

~Eric Hill

Topics: Anything Anything Else Author Books Complicated Ego Else More Than Wonder

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As a child, during the war, I drew Spitfires and Messerschmitts. With Spot, I found that I had designed a fuselage! His spot is on his side, the roundel marking of an English fighter plane, and the color bar of his tail is the color stripes of a plane's rudder.

~Eric Hill

Topics: Bar Child Color Designed Drew English Fighter Found Had His Marking Plane Rudder Side Spot Stripes Tail War

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I consider myself very fortunate indeed to have created a character which has captured the imagination and enthusiasm of so many children worldwide. They are my family, and Spot belongs to them all.

~Eric Hill

Topics: Belongs Captured Character Children Consider Created Enthusiasm Family Fortunate Imagination Indeed Many Myself Spot Them Very Which Worldwide

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Author

Born: September 7th, 1927

Died: June 6th, 2014

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