I always thought it was more interesting to think about Reed Richards. As you know, he had the ability to stretch, and… — 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
Comics are stories; they're like novels or anything else. So the first thing you have to do is become a good storyteller. — 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
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
We have enough to do just trying to make our company what we want it to be. As far as whether I… — 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… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The comic book industry has turned into the wellspring for all of these movies that are all based on the comic books. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think I've got 12... Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, Plastic-Man, Green Lantern, Sandman, The Justice League, The Atom Legion… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think any comic book - or really, any book that you can read - in a sense is an educational tool… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Some people will say, "Why read a comic book? It stifles the imagination. If you read a novel you imagine what people… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
You remember when Tobey Maguire was first selected, most of the fans were angry. They felt, what kind of a guy is… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I like Silver Surfer because he's the most philosophical, always philosophizing about the human race and the human condition and why people… — 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
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 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
... And we talk it out. Lately, I've had Roy Thomas come in, and he sits and makes notes while we discuss… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Some artists, such as Jack Kirby, need no plot at all. I mean I'll just say to Jack, "Let's let the next… — Stan Lee 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
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
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
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 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
I think if I were a superhero saving the world, I'd expect at least not to have to pay income taxes. I… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The way I'm doing it is I'm trying to think to myself, "Okay, I have the name Superman, and he's going to… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
From 1940 to about 1960, I had been writing just regular comics, the way my publishers wanted me too. He didn't want… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
All I thought about when I wrote my stories was, "I hope that these comic books would sell so I can keep… — 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
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
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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