Said Ethan Coen, quoted in "J. Todd Anderson Has Died. The Coen Brothers May Be Lost Without Him.
The storyboard artist produced scene-by-scene sketches that shaped films like “Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski” and 'No Country for Old Men'" (NYT)(gift link, lots of drawings and photos).
October 26, 2026
"He was a one of one. Anything he’d seen, he could draw for you — like the logo of a defunct 1910s company or a piece of footwear."
"He was like a visual savant. It was weird. You would refer to something visual, and he’d go, 'Oh, yeah, I can sketch that up for you.'"
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Drawing/sketching ... definitely something I cannot do. I might do some doodling here and there. It's why I enjoy photography! I can capture a complex scenes in a fraction of a second.
Professor, do you still draw rats? I'll have to search for your last posted little rat sketch.
A profession I never knew existed. And an interesting one at that.
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