Aaron Ehasz Quotes, born June 16, 1973, is an American television writer and producer renowned for his transformative work in animation. As head writer and co-executive producer of Avatar: The Last Airbender, he shaped iconic episodes, earning a devoted fanbase. He later co-created The Dragon Prince for Netflix with Justin Richmond, founding Wonderstorm to expand its universe, including a video game. Ehasz’s storytelling blends emotional depth, humor, and inclusivity, drawing from his experience on Futurama and Ed.
These 15 quotes—sourced from interviews, social media, and writings—reflect his insights on creativity, character authenticity, collaboration, and the power of storytelling, capturing his passionate, innovative spirit.
15 Aaron Ehasz Quotes
- “The characters don’t all have to be likable, and they don’t all have to be hateable. As long as it’s interesting and you connect to them and they resonate with you and you want to find out what happens and it feels authentic, then we have something.”
- “We have a writing process that’s very much you try to create the character in a complicated way and then you let the story lead you to discovering who the character is in a natural way.”
- “People can do bad things for good reasons, or for what they think are good reasons.”
- “It is a labor of love, but there is a lot of labor, especially when you’re trying to build a big, epic world with lots of details and a kind of physics of magic that makes some sense and actually has some rules to it.”
- “Fantasy stories have almost always been very white and European-focused, and we wanted to tell a story that would feel both more modern and more global.”
- “On Avatar, I learned that it’s worth taking some risks and doing some weird little things with characters or having an off-joke here and there, even if it’s only for 5 percent of the audience.”
- “I’m not a moral relativist, I do think at the end of the day there’s right and wrong, there’s good intentions, and then there’s bad paths that you can go on even if you have good intentions.”
- “Our experience on Avatar heavily influenced how we approached The Dragon Prince and how we built our team.”
- “You are not the man you used to be. You are stronger and wiser and freer than you have ever been. And now you have come to the crossroads of your destiny. It’s time for you to choose.”
- “A child is freer than a king.”
- “We learned that there was a super intelligent, passionate audience that wanted material that was nuanced and detailed and authentic.”
- “The animators working with these 3D models, they’re artists, right? They’re great at what they do. They’re artful in how they move characters about.”
- “We are, all of us, stardust… held together by love, for an instant.” (Post on X, @aaronehasz, 2023-11-10)
- “One of the great things about now vs. 10 or 12 years ago is we can see how the audience responds and the audience has an opportunity to be a community that engages each other and engages us.”
- “On The Dragon Prince, we wanted to push that even more to leverage the strengths of a CG and 3D pipeline. We wanted details on the character designs, in the costumes and sets, that you really can’t get in traditional 2D animation.”
Aaron Ehasz’s quotes shimmer with creative passion, a commitment to authentic storytelling, and a vision for inclusive worlds, inspiring us to embrace collaboration and take bold risks in our craft. Which quote sparks your storytelling spirit? Share it in the comments and keep Ehasz’s animated legacy thriving!
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