I’m always thinking about stories and ideas, and I have a few I’d like to actively pursue, but as much as I love them, I love the process of creation, and I want to go on and create things for myself, and create new things. Paul Dini Read Quote
Batman is pretty much a self-trained guy. I think it would be fun to do a character like Superman or Captain Marvel or maybe Green Lantern, somebody who’s got a completely different resource for fighting crime and fighting villains. Paul Dini Read Quote
I really didn’t have any plan for her other than the henchgirl role, who was better at getting laughs out of the other gang members than the Joker was. I gave her the name Harley Quinn because I thought Harley was a fun name for a girl, and a lot of ‘Batman’ character names have a bit of a pun to them, like E Nygma. Paul Dini Read Quote
I take inspirations from newspaper strip cartoonists who look for ways of expanding their characters’ worlds once they have established the initial concept of their strips. Paul Dini Read Quote
To overcome any form of adversity, to not give up, to not give up on yourself, your dreams, to not sequester yourself away from people – that’s the most important thing to do with your life. Paul Dini Read Quote
There was a time I was willing to be a clown for people who I felt were the perfect person for me. Paul Dini Read Quote
Creativity, for a lot of young people, is a coping mechanism. It’s the only place they feel comfortable. It’s the only time they feel like they’re being heard or can make a difference, is if they can go into a room and do a drawing or go to a garage and play a song or retreat to this world. Paul Dini Read Quote
