J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

In creating the Harry Potter artwork, I try to bring a certain amount of realism and believability to the characters and setting, but still add an element of wonder and the unknown.

I always loved magic and fantasy/adventure series as a kid.

I like 'Vampire Diaries' because it has great stories.

I believe that a world that doesn't have some kind of magic in it wouldn't be worth living in.

I can go on for hours about how 'Doctor Who' is a portal fantasy writ across the stars, how the companions are falling down the rabbit hole over and over again forever, tumbling head over heels into mystery. Hours.

I used to think that you'd open the door, and there was Narnia. Increasingly, I think it's all around us.

I've always loved fantasy books. Even just growing up, I've always kind of loved magic and fantasy.

If you come on the set of 'Sleepy Hollow,' and you go, 'So, is this a 'Once Upon a Time' spinoff?' That's right when we start slappin' people. It's right then. Now if you came on the set, and you were like, 'I like this show. It kinda reminds me of 'Supernatural,'' that gets you a high five.

'The Tales' are an important part of 'Hollow City,' when the kids discover secrets encoded in them that end up saving their lives. I wrote two tales as part of 'Hollow City,' and spent the next couple of years finishing the trilogy but itching to write more tales.

Everyone in London, Wales, and France made the 'Merlin' experience a very, very special one.

The thing about 'Game of Thrones' is it doesn't pin too much of a focus on magic. It kind of paints it in the same way that mystical things are portrayed in our world, because you don't walk about Westeros and see wizards with staffs or magical wands. All the characters don't really believe in it. It's this mysterious hidden vein to Westeros.

There can be no dragon slayer in the absence of dragons.

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 love the ultimate escapism of paranormal and fantasy - all of the otherworldly creatures, magic, and possibilities that transport both reader and writer away from reality for a while - it's such delicious fun!

I think very few shows have come into our industry and changed the tempo and the narrative of stories, and 'Once Upon a Time' did that.

Gravity Falls' is a riddle wrapped in an enigma tucked in a mystery deep-fried in a conundrum slathered in hickory-smoked puzzle sauce.

I remember when I was shooting for my debut show Tashan-e-Ishq,' the first season of Naagin' had just started airing and I used to be so fascinated by the characters. It feels good to be a part of such a prominent franchise on TV.

If it involved giants on any level, as a kid I was really wrapped up in that.

I love whimsical things and forests. I'm really into all that.

I've always loved sci-fi and fantasy.

What's so great with 'Game of Thrones' is that there are so many characters and they're so many locations and that it's just very inspiring.

'Peter Pan' makes 'Black Watch' and 'The Bacchae' look like a walk in the park.

Fairy tales were great because they provided a no-limits playground for my imagination, and growing up, there's nothing more exciting.

I love fairy tales.

I had a fairy shrine in my room, and I went to fairy LARPing camp, and I played Dungeons and Dragons in the woods.