“With 'Tower Prep,' Cartoon Network wanted to go into a new area where ...” — Paul Dini Quote

“With 'Tower Prep,' Cartoon Network wanted to go into a new area where no other kids' programming was going. There were a lot of kids' sitcoms on the air, but they wanted to really go with more of like an adventure/drama feel.”

“If you let tragedies stop you along the way, then you're never going to grow as a person.”

“One of the things I've learned from animation is that some guys are really good at writing, some guys are really good at design, some guys are really good at directing. It's almost like working in a band - not everybody plays every instrument.”

“If DreamWorks and Disney need that name to sell the cartoon and get people in the seats, that's what they need. It's not fair, but there's plenty of other work for us to do.”

“I want adults to be the last ones to switch off a cartoon on TV.”

“It's fun to take two topics and mix them into one cartoon.”