I enjoyed reading Batman, and Superman, and all the super ones, but I never wished I created them. I've got to let… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I wanted them to be diverse. The whole underlying principle of the X-Men was to try to be an anti-bigotry story to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I was in the beginning when [comic book superheroes] started, but not anymore. Now I expect it. I've gotten very used to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
All of the characters at Marvel were my ideas, but the ideas meant nothing unless I had somebody who could illustrate it. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
When you combine the great stories from the comics with the action and visual excitement of the movies, it doesn't get any… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think kids love superheroes, and the more you can crowd into a story, the more excited they get. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I wouldn't mind, if Peter Parker had originally been black, a Latino, an Indian, or anything else, that he stay that way.… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I hated teenagers in comics because they were always sidekicks. And I always felt if I were a superhero, there's no way… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
A superhero's catchphrase should be like a really memorable advertising slogan. It sticks in your head and you can't stop humming it.… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
That's what everybody tells me. "I would've had a great comic-book collection, but my mother made me throw them away." But when… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The public always loves anything that's different, as long as it's well-made, if it's well-done. You never know what to expect when… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think comics will always be around. I think there's something nice about a comic book. People love to hold 'em, turn… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I had been writing comic books for years and I was doing them to please a publisher, who felt that comics are… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The world has always been like a comic book world to me! What's happened is that communications got better and better, so… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
What did Doctor Doom really want? He wanted to rule the world. Now, think about this. You could walk across the street… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Jack [Kirby] and Joe [Simon] wrote and drew the stories themselves in the beginning and I was just, like, the office boy.… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The "problem" is that Comic-Con is so damned successful. People who are there seem to have a wonderful time. The very size… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Comic books themselves are getting more literate. And there are people who are screenwriters and television writers and novelists who are writing… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
It's the fact that fans still care. I like all the comics conventions: The smaller ones are easier, the bigger ones are… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Comic books sort of follow with the move - if people see the movie and if they're interested in the character and… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
MARVEL IS A CORNUCOPIA OF FANTASY, A WILD IDEA , A SWASHBUCKLING ATTITUDE , AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUMDRUM AND PROSAIC. IT'S… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think it's just the challenge. It's not that all my life I've wanted to do characters [in Marvel] , because I… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
In the beginning Marvel created the Bullpen and the Style. And the Bullpen was without form, and void; and darkness was upon… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I couldn't say no when I received that offer [to re-invent the DC characters]... How can any writer say no to the… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I always felt the 'X-Men,' in a subtle way, often touched upon the subject of racism and inequality, and I believe that… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
If you have superheroes or characters that exist in the same world, and you're doing movies of them, wouldn't it be fun… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I do know that people enjoy reading a comic book and saving it and collecting the comics. And sharing them and trading… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Maybe there will always be a market for the regular comic books because you can read [them] at your own pace. You… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
If Shakespeare and Michelangelo were alive today, and if they decided to collaborate on a comic, Shakespeare would write the script and… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I don't sound disloyal, but I've never had a pair of Marvel pyjamas or underwear. I do have a lot of Marvel… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
It is impossible to do a movie exactly the way a comic book is written and drawn, just as it's impossible to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I have a reputation for doing superheroes, but I like all kinds of writing. In fact, hardly anybody knows this, but I've… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I don't think you ever outgrow your love for things that are bigger than life and more colorful than the average life.… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I've been very lucky. All I wanted was to pay the rent. Then these characters took off and suddenly there were Hulk… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
To my way of thinking, whether it's a superhero movie or a romance or a comedy or whatever, the most important thing… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
To be honest, when I was writing these stories a million years ago, I never thought about movies at all one way… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Comic books are just a way to show a story. Then there are the movies, and television and exhibits like this that… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
If I got a superpower I wouldn't say, oh, I got to get a costume and put on a mask. I would… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The experience of reading a printed comic book will never change, but now, thanks to the digital age, there are many different… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think the way you become a good storyteller is to read a lot of stories and evaluate them in your own mind. — Stan Lee Copy Share
I enjoy the fact that we have these mobile comics now, which are sort of a cross between a comic book and an animated… — Stan Lee Copy Share
I am so impressed with people who can really make a big movie, a good movie. The amount of work that goes into it… — Stan Lee Copy Share
MARVEL IS A CORNUCOPIA OF FANTASY, A WILD IDEA , A SWASHBUCKLING ATTITUDE , AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUMDRUM AND PROSAIC. IT'S A SERENDIPITOUS… — Stan Lee Copy Share
Your humans slaughter each other because of the color of your skin, or your faith or your plitics -- or for no reason at… — Stan Lee Copy Share
That's what everybody tells me. "I would've had a great comic-book collection, but my mother made me throw them away." But when I was… — Stan Lee Copy Share
I have always tried to have a message, not to be a preacher, but a message that shows it's better to be a good… — Stan Lee Copy Share
I was in the beginning when [comic book superheroes] started, but not anymore. Now I expect it. I've gotten very used to it. — Stan Lee Copy Share
I always felt the 'X-Men,' in a subtle way, often touched upon the subject of racism and inequality, and I believe that subject has… — Stan Lee Copy Share
Every kid loves fairy tales, stories of witches and giants and magicians. Then, when you get a little older you can't read fairy tales… — Stan Lee Copy Share
Wherever we find news, excitement, mystery and adventure, there, too, we find the newspaper reporter. Always on the alert for something new, ready to… — Stan Lee Copy Share
I hated teenagers in comics because they were always sidekicks. And I always felt if I were a superhero, there's no way I'd pal… — Stan Lee Copy Share
The experience of reading a printed comic book will never change, but now, thanks to the digital age, there are many different ways to… — Stan Lee Copy Share
I'm just somebody who tries to write things that entertain people. And if I can do it in a way that makes them prefer… — Stan Lee Copy Share
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