Alex Hirsch

I remember spending one summer being utterly obsessed with trying to get the legendary unreachable 'Ice Key' from 'Banjo-Kazooie.' ”

I always thought, if I was gonna make a kids show, I would want to make something that my own 12-year-old self would love. So, I put all that in a blender and stewed it together to create 'Gravity Falls.' ”

I was raised in the '90s. I love 'Seinfeld.' ”

I love the idea that if you watch something twice, three times, four times, you'll continuously notice new things. ”

Yeah, my first love was 'The Simpsons,' but in terms of movies and stuff, I loved 'Back To The Future,' I loved 'Jurassic Park,' I loved 'The Truman Show.' ”

One day I'd love to release a coffee table book of all the crazy notes I got from Disney Channel's S&P and legal department. ”

I think the key as a creator is to just trust your own intuition, and follow your passion and trust that if you make something you love, an audience who loves it will find it. ”

Gravity Falls' was a labor of love, but like all labor it could be painful at times. ”

The best way to make a show that's going to resonate is to make a show that you'd love. ”

When I was 12 years old, I was obsessed with codes, conspiracies, and secret messages. ”