“One thing that's a lot harder to put into stories than you'd think is the idea of a traditional monster, because monsters with a capital 'M' don't inherently lend themselves to a story about your character. Unless one of your characters is themselves the monster, simply having a monster leads to a chase or a hunt.”

American animator, director, writer, producer and voice actor

Alexander Hirsch is an American animator, director, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is best known for creating the Disney Channel and Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls. He also voiced several of the show’s characters, including Grunkle Stan, Soos Ramirez, and Bill Cipher. The series won several BAFTA and Annie Awards, and Hirsch is known for work across animation, direction, writing, production, and voice performance.