If You Lose Your Purpose ... It's

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.

Maybe That's Why A Broken Machine Always Makes Me A Little Sad, Because It Isn't Able To Do What It Was Meant To Do...maybe It's The Same With People," Hugo Continued. "if You Lose Your Purpose...it's Like You're Broken.

I Like To Imagine That The World Is One Big Machine. You Know, Machines Never Have Any Extra Parts. They Have The Exact Number And Type Of Parts They Need. So I Figure If The Entire World Is A Big Machine, I Have To Be Here For Some Reason. And That Means You Have To Be Here For Some Reason, Too.

As I Look Out At All Of You Gathered Here, I Want To Say That I Don't See A Room Full Of Parisians In Top Hats And Diamonds And Silk Dresses. I Don't See Bankers And Housewives And Store Clerks. No. I Address You All Tonight As You Truly Are: Wizards, Mermaids, Travelers, Adventurers, And Magicians. You Are The True Dreamers.

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.