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Paul Dini

American Writer

Born: Aug 7, 1957

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Kids love the Hulk, but they're not really sure: 'Is he a monster or is he a hero?' Paul Dini

Love Hero Monster Kids He Sure Hulk Really

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

Time Change Characters Over Like Surprises Role Things

The Joker is a tremendous vehicle for talented actors. Cesar Romero's was a bubbly, lunatic criminal. Nicholson did him as a vain, preening manipulator. Heath's performance of the Joker was remarkable, too. His was a low-simmering crazy street clown. Joker can be played all these ways, and they're all true. Paul Dini

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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

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Jim Henson once allowed me to visit the Muppets on set and spent an entire day showing me how he and the other puppeteers performed Kermit and all the characters! After that, I was lucky enough to work with both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg on many fun animation projects and learned so much from them. Paul Dini

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I'm not saying I talk to cartoon characters all the time, but the characters are very real to me. In a very non-insane way. Paul Dini

Saying Time Me Way Characters Cartoon Cartoon Characters Talk Real Very

My story is just my story, and it's not nearly as traumatic as some. Paul Dini

Some Just Story Traumatic Nearly

You have to remember, when someone hurts you, that you are so much more than what they took from you. Paul Dini

You Remember Hurts Took Someone More Remember When Than Much

You have to be kind to yourself to survive in the world. Paul Dini

You Yourself World Be Kind Kind Survive To Survive

I've always felt in my own small, little way that if I could just write a story where it works out well, where the scales of justice are balanced, then that's something that I do really love to see in the world. Paul Dini

Love Justice World Own Way Scales Out See Something My Own Small Could Write Well Balanced Felt Always Just Where Story Little Then If I Could Really Works

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

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'Boo & Hiss' has been a passion project of mine for a couple of years. I was intrigued with the idea of what would happen in a classic cartoon predator/prey relationship if the predator - in this case, a cat - got to finally do in his adversary only to have the mouse return as a ghost and bedevil the cat. Paul Dini

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As much as I liked the build-up to Christmas, the week after always socked me with the blues. Paul Dini

Christmas Me Week Liked Build-Up Always Blues After Much

When you're writing for a game - even if you're using very well known characters like Batman and his villains who lend themselves to many different interpretations - you have to keep in mind that you're writing for a different medium. Things are a bit more straightforward than it is for a feature film or a TV show. Paul Dini

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I felt that, with 'Zatanna,' I had a chance to do a story about a strong, driven woman. Paul Dini

Woman Strong About Driven Had Felt Story Chance

It's a lot of fun to identify with a character who lives by their own rules. Paul Dini

Character Own Rules Identify Lot Who Fun Lives

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

Humorous Characters Cartoons Almost Been Male Years

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. Paul Dini

Life Happy Remember School My Life Miserable Out Vividly Guys Having Make Were Very Going Just Being Then Who

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