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> [I am not into this old-school way of doing things, where you kill characters, and you bring them back, and then you kill them again, and then you bring them back, and their deaths mean nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/i-am-not-into-this-old-school-way-of-doing-things-where-you-kill/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

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## More by James Gunn

> [I could give you some names of Workshop participants who are as good as many who are being published but haven't had the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/i-could-give-you-some-names-of-workshop-participants-who-are-as-good/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [I hope I'm still alive to see an expedition set off for Mars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/i-hope-i-m-still-alive-to-see-an-expedition-set-off-for-mars/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [The zombie is in a lot of ways the perfect horror movie bad guy. It plays on so many fears all at once. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/the-zombie-is-in-a-lot-of-ways-the-perfect-horror-movie-bad-guy-it/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [In a way, metafiction breaks down the story and makes it less real. But in another respect, by that very breaking down, it actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/in-a-way-metafiction-breaks-down-the-story-and-makes-it-less-real-but/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [I prefer to bring these to the service of story rather than to let them replace narrative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/i-prefer-to-bring-these-to-the-service-of-story-rather-than-to-let/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [I really like people who can do both drama and comedy and not some like middle of the road do both drama and comedy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/i-really-like-people-who-can-do-both-drama-and-comedy-and-not-some/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [When I was a small child, I partially learned to read with comics, in particular with 'Scamp,' about the Lady and the Tramp's male…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/when-i-was-a-small-child-i-partially-learned-to-read-with-comics-in/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [When 'Blade Runner' came out, and especially, even actually when 'Alien' came out, it kind of changed how all science fiction movies were designed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/when-blade-runner-came-out-and-especially-even-actually-when-alien/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [The majority of my life is 'Guardians,' but being able to clean my brain a little bit by doing something totally different like 'Belko'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/the-majority-of-my-life-is-guardians-but-being-able-to-clean-my-brain/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [I was as huge Spider-Man fan as a kid, but I really liked The Defenders a lot. I was also a big Moon Knight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/i-was-as-huge-spider-man-fan-as-a-kid-but-i-really-liked-the/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [I'm a huge Howard the Duck fan. For people who don't know, I'm a huge Marvel Comics fan, but Howard the Duck was maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/i-m-a-huge-howard-the-duck-fan-for-people-who-don-t-know-i-m-a-huge/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [Scooby's the greatest cartoon character ever. He isn't cute like Mickey or smart like Bugs or fearless like Woody and Buzz - he's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/scooby-s-the-greatest-cartoon-character-ever-he-isn-t-cute-like/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [I don't know if there is any one secret to successful writing, but one important step is to move beyond imitation and discover what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/i-don-t-know-if-there-is-any-one-secret-to-successful-writing-but-one/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> ['Belko Experiment' was the harshest, most extreme movie I ever made. But I still think there's a very cohesive center to it that wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/belko-experiment-was-the-harshest-most-extreme-movie-i-ever-made-but/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

> [I don't see a big difference between the job of directing a low-budget movie and the job of directing a big-budget movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/i-don-t-see-a-big-difference-between-the-job-of-directing-a-low/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

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