When you're talking about villainy, then you're automatically circling around to talk about justice. — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
I think, personally, nothing comes from violence other than more violence. — Christopher Priest Crime Copy Share Image
I didn't want to write a 'black' book because black characters are a tough sell. — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
Deathstroke,' in my view, is a family drama. It's like the 'Sopranos' with super villains. — Christopher Priest Drama Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as Christian art or secular art - writing, painting, drawing, whatever it is. — Christopher Priest Art Copy Share Image
I think most superhero stories have already been done a million times. — Christopher Priest Comic Copy Share Image
If you could access 90 percent of your brain, you'd be Charles Xavier. — Christopher Priest Access Copy Share Image
In comics, my experience has been mostly artists whose visual storytelling chops are either weak or they're more invested in rushing to… — Christopher Priest Art Copy Share Image
I'm like an actor who obnoxiously says he doesn't watch his own TV show. It is extremely rare for me to read… — Christopher Priest Actor Copy Share Image
Literally everything that could be done with the 'Justice League' has been done with the 'Justice League.' — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
“The dream-state of the Archipelago, which is what we islanders most respond to, and least wish to see changed, seems likely to… — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
It made absolutely no sense to me why Panther would ever join a super-hero team; he's not a super-hero, and the record… — Christopher Priest Comic Copy Share Image
I was trained in storytelling by Jim Shooter, Stan Lee, and Larry Hama. Doesn't make me a genius, and there really isn't… — Christopher Priest Direction Copy Share Image
What makes a good villain is someone who doesn't just challenge the hero but comes organically out of that character's history and… — Christopher Priest Character Copy Share Image
I'm abrasive. I am so sure that I'm right about virtually everything. I can sing you an aria of reasons to not… — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
We - America - have to move past the ideology, the tribalism, that grips this country. As ridiculous as this sounds, I… — Christopher Priest America Copy Share Image
In 'Black Panther,' I tried to preserve virtually all versions and interpretations of 'Black Panther' - including the Jack Kirby one, which… — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
Denys Cowan and Dwayne Turner's visions of Wakanda as an ersatz African Epcot Center opened my eyes to the unexploited possibilities; these… — Christopher Priest African american Copy Share Image
“As we grow we do not see ourselves changing – there is the apparent continuity of the mirror, the daily awareness of… — Christopher Priest Change Copy Share Image
With all due respect to the other writers, I don't want to disparage any other writers; I don't want to have to… — Christopher Priest Comic Copy Share Image
'Deathstroke' became an interesting challenge - not just because of his ethnicity, but because he's a villain. I've never written a villain… — Christopher Priest Attention Copy Share Image
I think everybody wants to feel validated in some way, and when you're looking for leisure activities or if you're looking for… — Christopher Priest Character Copy Share Image
Hollywood is, of course, loaded with egos, but it's amazing to see how, despite the egos, those collaborators pull together and focus… — Christopher Priest Amazing Copy Share Image
“An illusion has three stages. "First there is the setup, in which the nature of what might be attempted at is hinted… — Christopher Priest Illusion Copy Share Image
“Cutter: Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you… — Christopher Priest Deck of cards Copy Share Image
“In the expression of grief lies recovery from grief itself.” — Christopher Priest Death Copy Share Image
You don't want to have a character say what's bothering him; you want to define characters by action. — Christopher Priest Action Copy Share Image
I wanted to demonstrate that Deathstroke does not need to solve every problem with his fists. — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
I'm really not used to people paying attention to my writing. — Christopher Priest Attention Copy Share Image
I think every writer is in search of the truth. We are trying to psychoanalyze ourselves. — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
You go back to look over the body of my work, and there are no archetypal villains in my books. — Christopher Priest Archetypal Copy Share Image
“This is the treasure my lifestyle has earned me. Millions in the bank but an empty soul.” — Christopher Priest Spirituality Copy Share Image
Some people might shy away from a character like Deathstroke because, you know, all of the blood-letting and the swordplay and violence… — Christopher Priest Character Copy Share Image
My first draft of Marvel Knights 'Black Panther' was not funny at all. They smartly rejected the entire script and counseled me… — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
“The fear of dying is not just the terror of pain, the humiliation of the loss of faculties, the fall into the… — Christopher Priest Death Copy Share Image
Lots of things that go on in mainstream superhero comics are just stupid. They just show up on the page, and no… — Christopher Priest Comic Copy Share Image
I never really considered 'Quantum & Woody' a comedic book or a funny book. I never thought of it as a satire. — Christopher Priest Book Copy Share Image
The way that I process and make writing work is I'm really telling true stories; I'm just putting them in a cape… — Christopher Priest Process Copy Share Image
