I remember when I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I thought Arthur Conan Doyle was one of the greatest writers,… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I thought it would be fun to take the kind of character that nobody would like, none of our readers would like,… — 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
Just because you have superpowers, that doesn't mean your love life would be perfect. I don't think superpowers automatically means there won't… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
One of the keys is, and it may sound funny, talking about characters with super powers, but one of the keys is… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Virtually every kid is exposed to giants and ogres and talking wolves, and so forth. And magic. And I think you never… — 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
If you have a character that seems to be all perfect, it's hard to relate to him because when you read a… — 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
The purpose of this is not show that I can do it better, because I think Superman is perfect. The original creation… — 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
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
People like stories that are bigger than life, about characters with unusual powers. And when you get all the characters in the… — 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
If you're writing about a character, if he's a powerful character, unless you give him vulnerability I don't think he'll be as… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
It's a tremendous challenge, because there have been so many characters created over the years. Every time you think you come up… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The thing to me that's fun is trying to make the characters seem believable, or realistic. And it's especially challenging when you're… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 I was… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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