Stephen Greenblatt Quotes

Not all of E. Nesbit's children's books are fantasies, but even the most realistic somehow seem magical. In her holiday world, nobody ever goes to school, though all the kids know their English history, Greek myths, and classic tales of derring-do.

I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy.

As a kid, I loved any fantasy.

The idea of future or past, either way, is a core part of entertainment. It's something we've always loved as humans. Its part of our psyche, I think.

I grew up with a lot of fairy tales. And they had an essence of darkness to them.

I set about seeking a thread, a theme, a style, in the realm of legend. Something that might allow me to give free rein to my juvenile sense of romanticism and the beautiful image.

I feel the same magic about 'Angel Falls' that I did with 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mod Squad.'

Books are time machines, transporting us out of our own lives into other times and other places.

Fairy tales were great because they provided a no-limits playground for my imagination, and growing up, there's nothing more exciting.

I love fairy tales.

I realise that there's something about fantasy, whether it's written by the Grimm Brothers or J. K. Rowling or Thorne or J. M. Barrie, that it gets closer to the human experience than realism every could.

I think that's what 'Stranger Things' does, it opens you up - it has a real beating heart to it.

That's the miracle of fiction. I use it to spray on certain moments or places from my youth.

Every time I see a good play or watch a good movie, I have the same feeling I had as a child of wanting to be that person on stage or wanting to run through the forest with a big dress on.

In creating the Harry Potter artwork, I try to bring a certain amount of realism and believability to the characters and setting, but still add an element of wonder and the unknown.

I think what makes Narnia a magical place is that it offers escapism - escapism from a world that is so different from the reality known by the characters and the reality known by the fans.

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

My interest in fantasy began pretty much when I started to read.

Pretty much anything you care to imagine can happen in a fantasy, which in turn means you can really crank up the intensity of the tale you're telling.

Perhaps fantasy offers imaginative escapism more than other genres.

What I'd love to do is every now and then go, 'Oh my God, I've got this amazing idea for 'Doctor Who.'

I definitely love fantasy and would want to be in a fantasy project.

All of my work is influenced by fairy tales, and I hope my work shows Hans Christian Anderson's influence.

Ultimately, Lloyd Alexander's tales of Prydain were enough to make me come back and visit again and again, and each time, I laughed and I wept. Each time. No exceptions.

I absolutely adore working in the realms of fantasy.