Quotes by Mordicai Gerstein

About Mordicai Gerstein:

Mordicai Gerstein is an American artist, writer, and film director, best known for illustrating and writing children's books. He illustrated the comic mystery fiction series Something Queer is Going On, 1973 to 2003, written by Elizabeth Levy.
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Each one seems to be, in some way, essentially different from the others, and each is a surprise to me. I think that making books, or any kind of art, might also be like mining. The artist digs into his or her life and imagination and never knows wha...

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Writing for children is my... that's my medium, you know, and the medium is the picture book, which is a very particular kind of book. I try to give children what I would give anybody, you know. I become interested in something. I find something fasc...

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I looked at Rembrandt and Superman, Matisse and Bugs Bunny, and began to make my own pictures.

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I'm still surprised to be an author. I wonder what I'll write next?

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I had always loved cartoons, especially 'Bugs Bunny,' and I found I enjoyed making animated films. Even a 30-second commercial involved drawing and painting, storytelling, not to mention actors, music, and sound effects.

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Well, 9/11 made me think about the towers, and the fact that I lived in New York for a long time, while they were being built. In fact, I had a studio that was ripped out, along with the whole neighborhood, to put the towers in. I saw them go up. I l...

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Author Bio

  • NameMordicai Gerstein
  • DescriptionAmerican artist, writer, and film director
  • BornNovember 24, 1935
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter