With the success of 'Spiderwick,' it's allowed me to be able to have the freedom to really be able to tell the stories that I really wanted to tell, that I've always wanted to tell. Tony DiTerlizzi allowfreedomhave Change image and share on social
Balancing an illustrator and author can be tricky, but I was an illustrator mostly before I wrote my books. Tony DiTerlizzi authorbalancebook Change image and share on social
I get ideas from everywhere: movies, books, movies, nature - it comes into my brain, it sits there for a while, and it starts coming back out. Tony DiTerlizzi backbookbrain Change image and share on social
I can't remember a time when I wasn't inspired by 'Star Wars.' Tony DiTerlizzi inspirerememberstar Change image and share on social
In some ways, you kind of take a personality and drop it on the ground, and it breaks into a bunch of little pieces, and you kind of water those pieces, and it grows into characters. So they're all me in a way. Tony DiTerlizzi breakbunchcharacter share on social
I read a lot of fantasy and grew up on 'Star Wars' and 'Star Trek.' I loved going to Middle Earth. 'Dungeons & Dragons' was a huge influence. Tony DiTerlizzi dragondungeonearth Change image and share on social
My outlines can be 10-20 pages in length and focus primarily on the physical active plot over the emotional plot. Tony DiTerlizzi activeemotionalfocus Change image and share on social
I obsess over things... especially my book projects. It can be very time consuming. Tony DiTerlizzi bookconsumeobsess Change image and share on social
I would love having Winnie-the-Pooh stay here at the house. We could talk of food and what we were eating next. Maybe ponder that over a little morsel... and then take a little nap and dream of desserts. Tony DiTerlizzi dessertdreameat share on social
'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. Tony DiTerlizzi 21stalicealien Change image and share on social
