“I never want to dumb it down. If there's any simplification, it's just...” — Tony DiTerlizzi Quote

“I never want to dumb it down. If there's any simplification, it's just a simplification to make sure that the reader understands the point that the character is trying to make.”

“'The Wizard of Oz' and 'Alice in Wonderland' inspired me. I wanted to take those themes and try to bring it into a more 21st story with aliens.”

“In 2008, my one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Sophia, suffered a grand mal seizure. It came from nowhere, for no apparent reason, and took hold of my little fairy-girl.”

“Generally speaking, actors are allowed NO input. Actors are dumb.”

“In the United States, we've put our elections on Tuesday. That's dumb. In modern life, it makes absolutely no sense.”

“In shooting, you need to be dumb.”