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title: "40 Ifs Quotes By Stan Lee"
description: "40 Ifs quotes by Stan Lee. Plus more from Stan Lee and more Ifs sayings from other authors."
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> [I'm happiest when I'm working. If I'm not working, I feel like I'm wasting my time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-m-happiest-when-i-m-working-if-i-m-not-working-i-feel-like-i-m/)

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> [If you are interested in what you do, that keeps you going!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-you-are-interested-in-what-you-do-that-keeps-you-going/)

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> [The only advice anybody can give is, if you wanna be a writer, keep writing. And read all you can, read everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/the-only-advice-anybody-can-give-is-if-you-wanna-be-a-writer-keep/)

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> [If you enjoy what you do, if you are interested in what you do, I really think that's the best situation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-you-enjoy-what-you-do-if-you-are-interested-in-what-you-do-i/)

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> [I'm not that familiar with Andrew Garfield, but if the powers that be chose him, I'm sure he'll be good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-m-not-that-familiar-with-andrew-garfield-but-if-the-powers-that-be/)

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> [You always exaggerate things in a movie. If it makes a good visual and it excites the kids that's good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/you-always-exaggerate-things-in-a-movie-if-it-makes-a-good-visual-and/)

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> [If I got a superpower I wouldn't say, oh, I got to get a costume and put on a mask. I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-i-got-a-superpower-i-wouldn-t-say-oh-i-got-to-get-a-costume-and/)

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> [Ideally, anything one writes should have a social conscience: if you can write a story that thrills, and with a good message,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/ideally-anything-one-writes-should-have-a-social-conscience-if-you/)

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> [I think if I were a superhero saving the world, I'd expect at least not to have to pay income taxes. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-think-if-i-were-a-superhero-saving-the-world-i-d-expect-at-least/)

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> [Most people say, "I can't wait to retire so I can play golf," or go yachting or whatever they do. Well, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/most-people-say-i-can-t-wait-to-retire-so-i-can-play-golf-or-go/)

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> [In a sense, the artwork is the most important thing in getting somebody to buy a book. The person probably won't buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/in-a-sense-the-artwork-is-the-most-important-thing-in-getting/)

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> [If you have superheroes or characters that exist in the same world, and you're doing movies of them, wouldn't it be fun…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-you-have-superheroes-or-characters-that-exist-in-the-same-world/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-you-re-writing-about-a-character-if-he-s-a-powerful-character/)

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> [If you're going to write something, that's going to be read by people, a lot of people, you hope it will not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-you-re-going-to-write-something-that-s-going-to-be-read-by-people/)

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> [Everybody wants to feel that you're writing to a certain demographic because that's good business, but I've never done that ... I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/everybody-wants-to-feel-that-you-re-writing-to-a-certain-demographic/)

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> [To my way of thinking, whether it's a superhero movie or a romance or a comedy or whatever, the most important thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/to-my-way-of-thinking-whether-it-s-a-superhero-movie-or-a-romance-or/)

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> [Comic books sort of follow with the move - if people see the movie and if they're interested in the character and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/comic-books-sort-of-follow-with-the-move-if-people-see-the-movie-and/)

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> [I'm sort of a pressure writer. If somebody says, "Stan, write something," and I have to have it by tomorrow morning, I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-m-sort-of-a-pressure-writer-if-somebody-says-stan-write-something/)

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> [From 1940 to about 1960, I had been writing just regular comics, the way my publishers wanted me too. He didn't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/from-1940-to-about-1960-i-had-been-writing-just-regular-comics-the/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/the-way-i-m-doing-it-is-i-m-trying-to-think-to-myself-okay-i-have-the/)

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> [I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-used-to-be-embarrassed-because-i-was-just-a-comic-book-writer-while/)

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> [If Shakespeare and Michelangelo were alive today, and if they decided to collaborate on a comic, Shakespeare would write the script and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-shakespeare-and-michelangelo-were-alive-today-and-if-they-decided/)

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> [One of the keys is, and it may sound funny, talking about characters with super powers, but one of the keys is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/one-of-the-keys-is-and-it-may-sound-funny-talking-about-characters/)

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> [I'm just somebody who tries to write things that entertain people. And if I can do it in a way that makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-m-just-somebody-who-tries-to-write-things-that-entertain-people-and/)

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> [Technology isn't a villain. Technology should help, but if you just use the technology for the sake of technology, then you're cheating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/technology-isn-t-a-villain-technology-should-help-but-if-you-just-use/)

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> [If there are people who like the work you've done, because of that, they like you and want your autograph and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-there-are-people-who-like-the-work-you-ve-done-because-of-that/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/the-public-always-loves-anything-that-s-different-as-long-as-it-s/)

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> [I hated teenagers in comics because they were always sidekicks. And I always felt if I were a superhero, there's no way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-hated-teenagers-in-comics-because-they-were-always-sidekicks-and-i/)

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> [If you wanna be an artist carry sketch pad with you, and sketch everything you see. Get so you can draw anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-you-wanna-be-an-artist-carry-sketch-pad-with-you-and-sketch/)

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> [The purpose of this is not show that I can do it better, because I think Superman is perfect. The original creation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/the-purpose-of-this-is-not-show-that-i-can-do-it-better-because-i/)

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> [If I were retired I wouldn't know what to do because I'd have to think, well, now what is it I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-i-were-retired-i-wouldn-t-know-what-to-do-because-i-d-have-to/)

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> [If you have a character that seems to be all perfect, it's hard to relate to him because when you read a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-you-have-a-character-that-seems-to-be-all-perfect-it-s-hard-to/)

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> [I'm lucky. I don't have to produce the whole movie. What I've been doing is just coming up with ideas for movies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-m-lucky-i-don-t-have-to-produce-the-whole-movie-what-i-ve-been/)

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> [You remember when Tobey Maguire was first selected, most of the fans were angry. They felt, what kind of a guy is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/you-remember-when-tobey-maguire-was-first-selected-most-of-the-fans/)

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> [No matter how good a story is, if you're at a newsstand and you see a lot of comic books, you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/no-matter-how-good-a-story-is-if-you-re-at-a-newsstand-and-you-see-a/)

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> [If nobody is looking for a story, and I have no reason to write a story, I would really much rather to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/if-nobody-is-looking-for-a-story-and-i-have-no-reason-to-write-a/)

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> [Some people will say, "Why read a comic book? It stifles the imagination. If you read a novel you imagine what people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/some-people-will-say-why-read-a-comic-book-it-stifles-the-imagination/)

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> [The cliché I tried to avoid was I hated "teenage sidekicks." I always figured if I were a superhero, there's no way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/the-clich-i-tried-to-avoid-was-i-hated-teenage-sidekicks-i-always/)

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> [I hate being too serious about anything. If I'm with my friend, I want to be having fun with him or her.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-hate-being-too-serious-about-anything-if-i-m-with-my-friend-i-want/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/that-s-what-everybody-tells-me-i-would-ve-had-a-great-comic-book/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## More by Stan Lee

> [I think the way you become a good storyteller is to read a lot of stories and evaluate them in your own mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-think-the-way-you-become-a-good-storyteller-is-to-read-a-lot-of/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

> [I enjoy the fact that we have these mobile comics now, which are sort of a cross between a comic book and an animated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-enjoy-the-fact-that-we-have-these-mobile-comics-now-which-are-sort/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

> [To tell you the truth, I never thought of myself as much of a success.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/to-tell-you-the-truth-i-never-thought-of-myself-as-much-of-a-success/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

> [I am so impressed with people who can really make a big movie, a good movie. The amount of work that goes into it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-am-so-impressed-with-people-who-can-really-make-a-big-movie-a-good/)

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> [MARVEL IS A CORNUCOPIA OF FANTASY, A WILD IDEA , A SWASHBUCKLING ATTITUDE , AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUMDRUM AND PROSAIC. IT'S A SERENDIPITOUS…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/marvel-is-a-cornucopia-of-fantasy-a-wild-idea-a-swashbuckling/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

> [Your humans slaughter each other because of the color of your skin, or your faith or your plitics -- or for no reason at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/your-humans-slaughter-each-other-because-of-the-color-of-your-skin-or/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/that-s-what-everybody-tells-me-i-would-ve-had-a-great-comic-book/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-have-always-tried-to-have-a-message-not-to-be-a-preacher-but-a/)

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> [ I was in the beginning when \[comic book superheroes\] started, but not anymore. Now I expect it. I've gotten very used to it. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-was-in-the-beginning-when-comic-book-superheroes-started-but-not/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-always-felt-the-x-men-in-a-subtle-way-often-touched-upon-the/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/every-kid-loves-fairy-tales-stories-of-witches-and-giants-and/)

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> [Wherever we find news, excitement, mystery and adventure, there, too, we find the newspaper reporter. Always on the alert for something new, ready to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/wherever-we-find-news-excitement-mystery-and-adventure-there-too-we/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-hated-teenagers-in-comics-because-they-were-always-sidekicks-and-i/)

[Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stan-lee/)

> [The experience of reading a printed comic book will never change, but now, thanks to the digital age, there are many different ways to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/the-experience-of-reading-a-printed-comic-book-will-never-change-but/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stan-lee/i-m-just-somebody-who-tries-to-write-things-that-entertain-people-and/)

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