You have to always try to think about them like real people first, and not just heroes. They have to be real characters. As people do more and more superhero stuff, the characters are what distinguish it, just like in… — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
I would be Jesse Martin ..., but not to be his character, just so I could be Jesse Martin and sing like Jesse Martin… — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
We did 'Jack & Bobby' in the middle of the Kerry/Bush election. It hurt it a little bit. No matter what we did, everyone… — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
I read some Marvel, but I was more of a DC guy. Particularly the Flash, Barry Allen. I latched on to him because I felt like him. You thought to yourself, 'Well, you can't really be Superman.' You couldn't really be Batman - Batman was a really dark figure. I identified with Barry Allen's hopefulness. — Greg Berlanti Copy Share
To me, there's still nothing more thrilling than, every week, people getting to see another chapter in this story that you're telling. — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
You have to always try to think about them like real people first, and not just heroes. They have to be real characters. As… — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
There were only a couple of Marvel characters I read. I read 'Iron Man.' I have a lot of those. And this was the time they tried X-Factor out. I was never an X-Men person, but I was like, 'Let me check out X-Factor.' I was more of a DC guy in general. — Greg Berlanti Copy Share
I think a lot of what I've done is about people feeling as if they are part of the world but also not part… — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
For me, the romantic comedies I love are the ones that pay homage to the genre, but also find their ways to twist it… — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
I didn't happen to be one of those gay kids who knew definitively by the time I was 13. — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
For most of my childhood, even through college, there was a lot of feeling very alone. I loved TV, so when those very special… — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
The most important decision you can make as a showrunner when you're doing a pilot is who's in it and who's directing it. — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
There's even more blending of genres happening. They blend sci-fi with action, or family drama with a mystery show. People don't want to just… — Greg Berlanti Copy Share Image
