Quotes by Paul Dini

I look at the Marvel movies and the DC movies and various creators' creations, and I think, you know, that's really pretty cool.

I'm a very visual thinker, so the characters are running through my head, doing what they're doing when I'm writing them. And there'll be moments where I'll just kind of throw a look off to the side as if I'm talking to one of the characters. It's always been something that I've had with me since I was a little kid.

Characters do change over time; there are surprises, role reversals, and things like that.

It's wrong to become a bully yourself or to take it out on other people, and in my case, I just retreated to a place where I was safe. And that place was my imagination, books, and television.

I remember very vividly going to school, being very happy, and then just having guys there who were just out to make my life miserable.

If the opportunity came my way, if somebody wanted me to look over a script or sit in a room in sort of like a brainstorming session... I would certainly be open for that.

Most female characters have either been the temptress - like a Betty Boop type - or the victim - like an Olive Oil type.

For years, humorous characters in cartoons have been almost exclusively male.

There are some short stories in R. Crumb comics that are just wonderful and touch me in ways no other comics do.

You can have villains like the Penguin, who strut around in a tuxedo with an umbrella, and Poison Ivy and all of the fantastic stuff she does, but unless there's a bit of a human in there, and unless there's a credible threat, then Batman himself doesn't work.