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> ['Avatar' means so many things to so many different people. When I think of the creation of it, I think of me and Mike at the computer in a little apartment in Burbank.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/avatar-means-so-many-things-to-so-many-different-people-when-i-think/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

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## More by Bryan Konietzko

> [You've got to earn it; you're not just handed anything in life. That's why no one starts out as a perfect master.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/you-ve-got-to-earn-it-you-re-not-just-handed-anything-in-life-that-s/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [Korra and Aang ultimately stand for freedom, equality, and basic human rights, and I think Mike and I are fine with pushing that agenda.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/korra-and-aang-ultimately-stand-for-freedom-equality-and-basic-human/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [We feel like we're kind of movie guys working in TV. So we're looking forward to that day when we get to work in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/we-feel-like-we-re-kind-of-movie-guys-working-in-tv-so-we-re-looking/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [Aang was an airbending prodigy, but didn't even discover he could bend the other three elements on his own; whereas Korra was bending three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/aang-was-an-airbending-prodigy-but-didn-t-even-discover-he-could-bend/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [I'll just say that America - us included - has a long way to go to catch up with the animated work being done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/i-ll-just-say-that-america-us-included-has-a-long-way-to-go-to-catch/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [When you have a fully-realized Avatar, it's like Superman, and how do you make that interesting?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/when-you-have-a-fully-realized-avatar-it-s-like-superman-and-how-do/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [After 'Avatar' ended, I spent a lot of time watching MMA and kickboxing fights on UFC, WEC, DREAM, and K-1.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/after-avatar-ended-i-spent-a-lot-of-time-watching-mma-and-kickboxing/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [We wanted the elemental 'bending' to be based on authentic Chinese traditional martial arts, believing this would lend a beauty and resonance to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/we-wanted-the-elemental-bending-to-be-based-on-authentic-chinese/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [Hopefully, when we're done with the 'Korra' saga we can put our stamp on a movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/hopefully-when-we-re-done-with-the-korra-saga-we-can-put-our-stamp-on/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [Mike and I figured out a lot about the world, characters and story in the initial two weeks between creating 'Avatar' and pitching it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/mike-and-i-figured-out-a-lot-about-the-world-characters-and-story-in/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [We draw inspiration directly and indirectly from all sorts of things, like movies, documentaries, TV dramas, novels, non-fiction books, animation, science and nature shows,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/we-draw-inspiration-directly-and-indirectly-from-all-sorts-of-things/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [With 'Korra' we've really taken a lot of time to craft it. We're aiming pretty high, and in order to keep up the quality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/with-korra-we-ve-really-taken-a-lot-of-time-to-craft-it-we-re-aiming/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [In a lot of ways, their journeys are opposite of each other's: Aang was a peace-loving monk, through and through, whereas Korra is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/in-a-lot-of-ways-their-journeys-are-opposite-of-each-other-s-aang-was/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [We have always put the quest for balance at the center of our storytelling, whether it is the struggle to find it within one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/we-have-always-put-the-quest-for-balance-at-the-center-of-our/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

> [I thought Korra was 17 so Mike and I have to get our stories straight. The main characters are in their late teens, we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-konietzko/i-thought-korra-was-17-so-mike-and-i-have-to-get-our-stories-straight/)

[Bryan Konietzko](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-konietzko/)

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