Alex Hirsch

The more a character wants and the less a character has the ability to get what they want, the more you have an endless fuel for storytelling in comedy.

I spent 90 percent of my childhood playing SNES and N64, and my favorite games were the ones packed with secrets.

The fact that childhood ends is exactly what makes it so precious - and why you should cherish it while it lasts.

I spent many years of my childhood pondering the great mysteries like, 'Are aliens real?' and 'Why won't girls talk to me?'

Sometimes a sincere moment is the most surprising thing you can write.

The Internet never ceases to impress me.

It's always fun to write the little bit of TV that the characters watch in 'Gravity Falls,' because it's a perfect place to poke fun at the media.