I took a great joy with inventing new kinds of mechanisms. I invented new kinds of machines. I've been a student of science fiction for a long, long time, and I'm very well-versed in science fact and science fiction. — Jack Kirby Copy Share Image
All human beings have the capability of doing what they want, what they're attracted to. — Jack Kirby Copy Share
I always resent anybody interfering with anybody else trying to do his job. Everybody has his own job to do. If he's good, he'll… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
I get a lot of comics, and I can look at a comic and tell immediately whether I'll enjoy it or not. There are… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
If you're a thorough professional, and they won't let you do a professional job, nobody's going to benefit from it. The people who produce… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
Nobody ever asked me to do anything. Nobody knew what to do. When comics were brand new, nobody knew what kind of comics to… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
I've done things that I wouldn't ordinarily seem capable of doing. And I've proven myself in situations where there's life and death at stake.… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
Some of my friends became gangsters. You became a gangster depending upon how fast you wanted a suit. Gangsters weren't the stereotypes you see… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
A man is entitled to draw things in his own style. I didn't hurt Superman. I made him powerful. I admire Superman, but I've… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
I'm a guy who had to perform some way. I had to perform in some way. If not as an actor, I'd perform as… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
I taught myself how to draw, and I soon found out it was what I really wanted to do. I didn't think I was… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
I've never done anything half-heartedly; it's a disservice to me and the audience if I do it half-heartedly. — Jack Kirby Copy Share
My purpose was what my father's purpose was - to make a living and to have a family. I was going to do the… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
I hated to fight all the time just to enjoy my day. Fighting wasn't the kind of thing that I enjoyed, but I grew… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
All life on Earth is subject to the rumbles and rockings of the parent stucture which has no control over the disastrous effects of… — Jack Kirby Copy Share
