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> [The old storytellers took the stories that meant something to them and rearranged the pieces to say something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/the-old-storytellers-took-the-stories-that-meant-something-to-them/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

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## More by Travis Beacham

> [For screenwriting, when you're writing, you're talking to hundreds - hundreds of people who might be interpreting what you're saying. When you're writing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/for-screenwriting-when-you-re-writing-you-re-talking-to-hundreds/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [We wanted it to be that you could go to the comic shop and read about the back story of 'Pacific Rim' and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/we-wanted-it-to-be-that-you-could-go-to-the-comic-shop-and-read-about/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [I've never believed in the end of times. We are mankind. Our footprints are on the moon. When the last trumpet sounds and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-ve-never-believed-in-the-end-of-times-we-are-mankind-our-footprints/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [We tend to see films as artifacts of one mind. The reality of it is, I think, when you come out here and start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/we-tend-to-see-films-as-artifacts-of-one-mind-the-reality-of-it-is-i/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [I have always been a fan of genre stuff and fantasy and sci-fi.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-have-always-been-a-fan-of-genre-stuff-and-fantasy-and-sci-fi/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [There's a lot of possibility in the 'Pacific Rim' universe for additional stories to be told, whether that's additional graphic novels or animated series…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/there-s-a-lot-of-possibility-in-the-pacific-rim-universe-for/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [A lot of screenwriters write certain characters, certain parts, with actors in mind. I don't really tend to do that. I describe them as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/a-lot-of-screenwriters-write-certain-characters-certain-parts-with/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [When you watch zombie movies, and people say, 'What's going on? What are we going to do?' it's like they live in a world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/when-you-watch-zombie-movies-and-people-say-what-s-going-on-what-are/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [I think, in general, as a writer, you can't really hide your values. They're always going to fall out onto the page, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-think-in-general-as-a-writer-you-can-t-really-hide-your-values-they/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [I feel like, as an industry, we've gotten too dependent on source material originated in other mediums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-feel-like-as-an-industry-we-ve-gotten-too-dependent-on-source/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [There are no heroes in a world where heroes can’t die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/there-are-no-heroes-in-a-world-where-heroes-can-t-die/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [I think the graphic novel form works, in practice, a lot differently from watching a movie. You can put it down and pick it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-think-the-graphic-novel-form-works-in-practice-a-lot-differently/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [Hope? Hope is not the absence of tragedy, my friend. It is the conviction that tragedy can be endured. Hope is the spark in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/hope-hope-is-not-the-absence-of-tragedy-my-friend-it-is-the/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [I'm so enthralled with the whole universe of 'Pacific Rim.' I never get tired of it. I could do a sequel or two without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/i-m-so-enthralled-with-the-whole-universe-of-pacific-rim-i-never-get/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

> [Once you start putting in political subtext, it does create intellectually challenging science-fiction, but with 'Pacific Rim,' I always thought it would be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-beacham/once-you-start-putting-in-political-subtext-it-does-create/)

[Travis Beacham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-beacham/)

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