When I was a kid, back in the '40s, I was a voracious comic book reader. And at that time, there was… — Harvey Pekar Copy Share Image
I think the idea now of being a performer in this era of social media saturation means that you have to be… — Robbie Rist Copy Share Image
No one is banging my door down to be a superhero. I don't know how good I would be. I have low… — Winona Ryder Copy Share Image
I do not believe indeed, I deem it a comic blunder to believe that the exercise of reason is sufficient to explain… — Peter Medawar Copy Share Image
When you hear "Seinfield," no one says, "the Jewish comic." You talk about Cedric the Entertainer, you don't say, "African American comedian… — Gabriel Iglesias Copy Share Image
I got very spoiled. Everybody said you will never ever work on such a good movie, you know. I did, because I… — Daniel Simon Copy Share Image
On a purely personal level, it's very strange, because as a kid, Superman informed my personality. Now I've been given the job… — J. Michael Straczynski Copy Share Image
When I was backstage at Comic-Con, about to go out and do the panel for Thor, and Joss Whedon ran up and… — Clark Gregg Copy Share Image
“It’s true most superheroes have funny names. But they have to come up with these names by themselves. Think about how hard… — Andrew Kaufman Copy Share Image
They fired director Richard Donner because they didn't want to pay him, and he's the reason the franchise became so successful in… — Margot Kidder Copy Share Image
If there is not laughter in intimacy, it becomes heavy, burdensome, and dull. At my best moments, the love dialogue I try… — Andrew Greeley Copy Share Image
The superhero shows and movies are always having the spotlight on the superheroes themselves. It's never about the people who are living… — Vanessa Hudgens Copy Share Image
What crystallized the importance of speaking out like that - of making nonviolence not just a tool or a tactic, but a… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
I created lots of characters in high school and college, and the first character I created in pro comics was Liana, Green… — Kurt Busiek Copy Share Image
I got into comics because I wrote an 'X-Men' novel for Pocket Books, and I introduced myself to the head of recruitment… — Marjorie Liu Copy Share Image
Superman has evolved continually in the comic books over the course of 75 years. He couldn't even fly for years in the… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years… — Steve Martin Copy Share Image
I'm no prophet, but I'm guessing that comic books will always be strong. I don't think anything can really beat the pure… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
For all that Tron wanted to be, it ultimately had to be a fun ride for the audience and I was going… — James Frain Copy Share Image
The novels have done so well because the drawings are abstract, black-and-white. This adds to the universality of the story. "Persepolis" also… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
I think every filmmaker makes different choices. I remember in the early days, in some of the early comic book movies, certain… — Michael Uslan Copy Share Image
“A very few blurbs make a difference. Clive Barker’s career was given a huge leg up by Stephen King’s “I have seen… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Joker that Christopher Nolan created in 'The Dark Knight' had the scar across his mouth, and the first time you heard… — The Weeknd Copy Share Image
Life is not bad, and it doesn't look more real if it's ugly or it's gritty. Think of your own life. Most… — Daniel Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
First of all, what made him [Duke in "Zero Year"] captivating is this sense of somebody who wants to save the city… — Scott Snyder Copy Share Image
If you've learned anything from the modern superhero myth, if you see a bat around and it bites you, you have a… — Brook Lopez Copy Share Image
I think up to this point, it's been difficult to suggest a world where Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and others… — Zack Snyder Copy Share Image
Cartoons are perhaps a bigger part of art than is generally realized, and they influence people in ways that are not always… — Jim Woodring Copy Share Image
For those of us at Marvel Television, it always begins with the story. It's all about the script. It's making sure it's… — Jeph Loeb Copy Share Image
I've been really pleasantly surprised by 'Guardians of the Galaxy.' I'd never really heard of that gang before, that comic series before.… — Benedict Wong Copy Share Image
Ultimately, any character you write - no matter how fantastic or alien - is an extension of yourself. When our characters reflect… — J. M. DeMatteis Copy Share Image
There is no substitute for practical experience, and if you want to write about people you ought to put down that comic… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
When a character has as wide an audience and as rich a history as Batman, it's truly exciting to see him introduced… — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
It's nice to go back and look at the original version of Cyborg in the 1980s, when he was created, and seeing… — Ray Fisher Copy Share Image
The whole point of Superman, as originally created, was to be the ally of those who had no other allies. It put… — J. Michael Straczynski Copy Share Image
The lovely thing is, if Marvel had a Spider-Man movie over at Sony or something, they own the rights to the character,… — Mark Millar Copy Share Image
That's how I've made a living for years: doing illustrations for comics and magazines. And I'm still doing it. Though I'm really… — Michael Kupperman Copy Share Image
I came to think that nobody from England could draw American comic books, because they were clearly all done by this sort… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
Geeks are running the world, anyone who's seen The Social Network knows the dynamic has shifted, but what I think is iconic… — Marc Webb Copy Share Image
I love being an older comic now. It's like being an old soccer or an old baseball player. You're in the Hall… — Eric Idle Copy Share Image