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> [Characters work really well when they're reflective of the times that they're operating in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/characters-work-really-well-when-they-re-reflective-of-the-times-that/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

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> [Characters work really well when they're reflective of the times that they're operating in. To keep these characters static - like Superman was invented in the '30s, Wonder Woman in the '40s - if they were still operating under those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/characters-work-really-well-when-they-re-reflective-of-the-times-that-2/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

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## More by Brian Azzarello

> [“Passive...Aggressive...Pussy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/passive-aggressive-pussy/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [Nobody's angry all the time, unless you're a psycho.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/nobody-s-angry-all-the-time-unless-you-re-a-psycho/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [It's depicted in comics as, like, this gung-ho, 'Let's die in battle, in glory' idea, because that's just the genre we're in. But that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/it-s-depicted-in-comics-as-like-this-gung-ho-let-s-die-in-battle-in/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [“I once saw a dead man. Actually, i've seen many dead men. Too many for most. But this one, i've carried with me. Was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/i-once-saw-a-dead-man-actually-i-ve-seen-many-dead-men-too-many-for/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [Good people struggle against what's imperfect about them. The people that we call 'bad' people embrace that kind of stuff, embrace the darker side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/good-people-struggle-against-what-s-imperfect-about-them-the-people/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [Characters with questionable morals are sexy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/characters-with-questionable-morals-are-sexy/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [To ground a character in reality, you have to use shades of gray.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/to-ground-a-character-in-reality-you-have-to-use-shades-of-gray/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [I think the Joker resonates with people as much as Batman does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/i-think-the-joker-resonates-with-people-as-much-as-batman-does/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [I'm happy with the way '100 Bullets' ends terribly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/i-m-happy-with-the-way-100-bullets-ends-terribly/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [We finished 'Spaceman,' and before we were even done with that, we had already been talking about what we were going to do next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/we-finished-spaceman-and-before-we-were-even-done-with-that-we-had/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [I like everything that is wrong about Chicago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/i-like-everything-that-is-wrong-about-chicago/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [I didn't really like superheroes. I liked monsters and war comics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/i-didn-t-really-like-superheroes-i-liked-monsters-and-war-comics/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [Man, I think mistakes - that's what makes us distinct human beings. Those imperfections.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/man-i-think-mistakes-that-s-what-makes-us-distinct-human-beings-those/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [I like alleys. They are the backdoor to everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/i-like-alleys-they-are-the-backdoor-to-everything/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

> [Like, why is Batman so relevant? It's because he gets reinvented constantly. There are a lot of stories you can tell with that character.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-azzarello/like-why-is-batman-so-relevant-it-s-because-he-gets-reinvented/)

[Brian Azzarello](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-azzarello/)

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