“There was a time I was willing to be a clown for people who I felt wer...” — Paul Dini Quote

There was a time I was willing to be a clown for people who I felt were the perfect person for me.

I grew up loving cartoons, comics, magic, and writing.

As much fun as it is gaming, I have so much to do that I've had to get away from them. I still enjoy them. When I go to a friend's house and they have a game on, I'll happily join in and play.

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.

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.

I enjoyed school until the age of 13 - I loved my teachers, my friends. Then, suddenly, you get thrown into a boys' school, and the ecosystem changed, and I wasn't sure where I fitted in. I was still always the clown, but I wasn't inspired, I guess.

'Clown' started as a fake trailer for a nonexistent movie.

It's kind of fun to be a clown. I've always played the clown. The clowns come on, get the biggest, juiciest laughs, and then leave.

If I wasn't an actor and I watched my films, I could easily be like 'This guy's a clown,' you know?

I need to have an outlet, and so I go and make up characters and act and sing and dance like a crazy monkey clown.