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Stan Lee describes the excitement of building a big movie with a team of people who love the work. He says he writes stories that entertain and gently push readers toward good over bad. He also notes that entertainment matters because it can lift lives and spread hopeful ideas.

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I think people have always loved things that are bigger than life, things that are imaginative.

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I love Marvel and the people there. I'm glad I'm still part of it.

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I always sympathized with the people who did work for hire; I was one of them.

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I love Marvel and the people there. Im glad I m still part of it.

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I am so impressed with people who can really make a big movie, a good movie. The amount of work that goes…

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These stories of people with unusual powers and unusual appearances, who do unusual things, people are always fascinated by them.

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I like being with people. I like talking to them. I like everything about my life, so it's fun.

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I work with people and we come up with ideas for movies, television and things like that. It's fun and I love…

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I think people are interested in anything that's a little bigger than life and that's colorful and - you know, what they…

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People are pissed off about the seemingly impossible goal of social mobility. their proposed solution is to take the wheels off the…

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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…

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When you work with people whom you like and you admire because they're so good at what they do, it doesn't feel…

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The world has always been like a comic book world to me! What's happened is that communications got better and better, so…

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The only time I go on the set is when I have a cameo to do in the picture. I go to…

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What the hell could you do? I've never been arrested, I haven't taken drugs, I've had the same wife for 54 years…

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I never tried to write for other people. I liked people who had problems I might have, because we all have insecurities,…

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It's hard not to be enthusiastic when you like what you're doing and I love what I do. I love writing stories,…

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The comics of course, help the movies, because all of the comic fans want to see the movies. And the most amazing…

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I think any comic book - or really, any book that you can read - in a sense is an educational tool…

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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…

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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…

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Some people are able to not only entertain the public in any way that they can but also in some way to…

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Comic books themselves are getting more literate. And there are people who are screenwriters and television writers and novelists who are writing…

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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…

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Singing a song, playing sports - anything that entertains, that takes people away from their own problems, is good.

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I think comics will always be around. I think there's something nice about a comic book. People love to hold 'em, turn…

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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…

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I always wrote for myself. I figured I'm not that different from other people. If there's a story I like a lot,…

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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…

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I like Silver Surfer because he's the most philosophical, always philosophizing about the human race and the human condition and why people…

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I suppose I have come to realize that entertainment is not easily dismissed. Beyond the meaning (of a work of art), it…

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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…

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We're living in a world where everything moves very quickly. We've become a very visual society, so I think it's a very…

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I never understood why people take drugs. They're habit forming and they can kill you. I didn't need anything to pep me…

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I enjoyed reading Batman, and Superman, and all the super ones, but I never wished I created them. I've got to let…

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I don't think you ever outgrow your love for things that are bigger than life and more colorful than the average life.…

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I always figure I'm not unique, and something that would please me hopefully would please a lot of other people that have…

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People like stories that are bigger than life, about characters with unusual powers. And when you get all the characters in the…

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I do know that people enjoy reading a comic book and saving it and collecting the comics. And sharing them and trading…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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…

Wherever we find news, excitement, mystery and adventure, there, too, we find the newspaper reporter. Always on the alert for something new, ready to…

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…

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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…