A biography for Spike Jonzehasn’t been written yet.
“I definitely check my phone for texts a lot - like, 'Did anyone text me? Is anyone thinking about me? Does anyone love me?'”
“I feel like everything I make is personal to me.”
“I think there is something about... unless you come from a really evolved family that allowed you to talk about your feelings and felt like a safe environment, then you aren't really prepared to do that when you grow up.”
“Maurice Sendak never - I remember he said something that was very striking because it's something I never thought about. I always loved his work, and he said, 'I don't really view myself as a children's book author. I just try and write about childhood as honestly as I can.'”
“I think the way kids create is so inspiring. They're drawing a picture? They love the picture they drew; they're not tortured about it.”
“I'm hesitant to make grand statements because I feel like that it's not exactly what I'm writing about.”