83 Quotes by Tony DiTerlizzi

"When you're in elementary school, you get these amazing assignments, like to come up with your own animal, come up with your own city, come up with your own planet, what do the people look like; you're very much encouraged to be as imaginative as possible."

"Balancing an illustrator and author can be tricky, but I was an illustrator mostly before I wrote my books."

"I love stories. I loved stories when I was a kid. My mom read stories to me all the time."

"'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Alice in Wonderland' inspired me. I wanted to take those themes and try to bring it into a more 21st story with aliens."

"I think about what 10-year-old Tony would want that 40-year-old Tony can make."

"If you like my renditions of faerie-folk, then you will most certainly like Brian Froud's work."

"My fifth grade teacher Mr. Straussberger noticed I was having trouble with some of my book reports, but he knew I loved to draw. He gave me extra credit if I did a drawing from the book that I was reading."

"I loved stories as a kid, both being read to me and enjoying on my own. All these stories inspired my imagination, and that's what I have always aimed at doing for my readers: ignite their imaginations."

"I've always been a chameleon from book to book, like a director who does different films in the best possible way."

"I feel very proud in what we've created in the 'Spiderwick' stories. And, frankly, I am glad we are ending the series on a high-note."