A biography for Paul Dinihasn’t been written yet.
“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.”
“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.”
“I grew up loving cartoons, comics, magic, and writing.”
“I think that when you've got a world in which it's plausible to have a guy dressed as a giant bat and fight evil clowns and other nightmarish freaks, I think the world has to be visually a little more arresting than a regular world.”
“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 think you have to serve a lot of masters when you're doing a video game: you're not just telling a linear story or doing something that's all action.”
“You don't have a Batman without Bruce Wayne. Batman is the edge or scary image for Bruce to use.”
“There's a different energy to Spider-Man than there is to Batman.”
“There's a little bit of Sid and Nancy to the Joker and Harley look, which I always felt would not be a bad look if they were in a live-action movie.”
“Quite often in comic book movies, very good actresses are relegated to being the girlfriend or the helper or the sidekick or something.”
“Kids love the Hulk, but they're not really sure: 'Is he a monster or is he a hero?'”
“I get it, cops deal with a lot, but at the same time, we crave justice, and we do want to believe things are going to be all right.”
“In those times when a kid first tries to express themselves creatively, it sets them on a different path. Sometimes, that path can be really wonderful and can lead to a career doing some of the things you love. I also think that the price on that is a certain amount of alienation or distance created between a lot of the people around you.”
“My story is just my story, and it's not nearly as traumatic as some.”
“I've always liked the Krampus character, and I've always been fascinated with him, especially the tradition that he was such a part of the holiday season in Europe, in Germany, Austria, northern Italy, various other places.”
“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.”
“You don't have to limit yourself or feel that you've been limited by an act of cruelty.”
“Initially, kids are attracted to Superman as a hero because he can take care of problems and still appear as friendly as your dad.”
“'Batman' is pretty much real world-centric.”