I think the way you become a good storyteller is to read a lot of stories and evaluate them in your own… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Virtually every kid is exposed to giants and ogres and talking wolves, and so forth. And magic. And I think you never… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think I've got 12... Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman, Plastic-Man, Green Lantern, Sandman, The Justice League, The Atom Legion… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I always thought it was more interesting to think about Reed Richards. As you know, he had the ability to stretch, and… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I never really am concerned about the political landscape of the day when I'm writing because no matter what it is, it… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I loved reading Sherlock Holmes. Now, you don't think of him as a superhero, but he was… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I don't think you ever outgrow your love for things that are bigger than life and more colorful than the average life.… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think if I were a superhero saving the world, I'd expect at least not to have to pay income taxes. I… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think any comic book - or really, any book that you can read - in a sense is an educational tool… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
When you can sit down with a plain sheet of paper in front of you and make some notes, and, little by… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
If I were retired I wouldn't know what to do because I'd have to think, well, now what is it I want… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I remember when I was a kid, I loved Sherlock Holmes. I thought Arthur Conan Doyle was one of the greatest writers,… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I'm no prophet, but I'm guessing that comic books will always be strong. I don't think anything can really beat the pure… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The way I'm doing it is I'm trying to think to myself, "Okay, I have the name Superman, and he's going to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
What did Doctor Doom really want? He wanted to rule the world. Now, think about this. You could walk across the street… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Jack [Kirby] and Joe [Simon] wrote and drew the stories themselves in the beginning and I was just, like, the office boy.… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
To my way of thinking, whether it's a superhero movie or a romance or a comedy or whatever, the most important thing… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Just because you have superpowers, that doesn't mean your love life would be perfect. I don't think superpowers automatically means there won't… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of being a hack. It's why I've lived as long as I have, I think. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
If you enjoy what you do, if you are interested in what you do, I really think that's the best situation. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think people have always loved things that are bigger than life, things that are imaginative. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
If you're writing about a character, if he's a powerful character, unless you give him vulnerability I don't think he'll be as… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think kids love superheroes, and the more you can crowd into a story, the more excited they get. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think there's the element of the excitement of what I'm going to see, and with the special effects where you see… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think almost everybody enjoyed fairy tales when they were young, tales of witches and ogres and monsters and dragons and so… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think comics will always be around. I think there's something nice about a comic book. People love to hold 'em, turn… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think it's just the challenge. It's not that all my life I've wanted to do characters [in Marvel] , because I… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
It's a tremendous challenge, because there have been so many characters created over the years. Every time you think you come up… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think people are interested in anything that's a little bigger than life and that's colorful and - you know, what they… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Quality. That's the first word, the one word that comes to mind when I think of the books published by Abrams. In… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
The purpose of this is not show that I can do it better, because I think Superman is perfect. The original creation… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to feel that you're writing to a certain demographic because that's good business, but I've never done that ... I… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Comic books sort of follow with the move - if people see the movie and if they're interested in the character and… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think the way you become a good storyteller is to read a lot of stories and evaluate them in your own mind. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I enjoy the fact that we have these mobile comics now, which are sort of a cross between a comic book and an animated… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I am so impressed with people who can really make a big movie, a good movie. The amount of work that goes into it… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
MARVEL IS A CORNUCOPIA OF FANTASY, A WILD IDEA , A SWASHBUCKLING ATTITUDE , AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUMDRUM AND PROSAIC. IT'S A SERENDIPITOUS… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Your humans slaughter each other because of the color of your skin, or your faith or your plitics -- or for no reason at… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
That's what everybody tells me. "I would've had a great comic-book collection, but my mother made me throw them away." But when I was… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I was in the beginning when [comic book superheroes] started, but not anymore. Now I expect it. I've gotten very used to it. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
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… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
Wherever we find news, excitement, mystery and adventure, there, too, we find the newspaper reporter. Always on the alert for something new, ready to… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
![“Jack [Kirby] and Joe [Simon] wrote and drew the stories themselves in the beginning and I was just, like, the office boy. But after a while they had more writing than they could handle and I was the only guy around, so they said, "Hey Stan, you think you can write this?" When you're seventeen…” quote by Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a90/stan-lee-1586_boys_jack-kirby-and-joe-simon-wrote-and-drew_1163951.jpg)
![“I think it's just the challenge. It's not that all my life I've wanted to do characters [in Marvel] , because I never particularly thought about it, but the challenge of saying, "How could they be done differently that may be more absorbing or more effective?"” quote by Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7c1/stan-lee-1586_absorbing_i-think-it-s-just-the-challenge-it-s-not_2343936.jpg)
![“I was in the beginning when [comic book superheroes] started, but not anymore. Now I expect it. I've gotten very used to it.” quote by Stan Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f71/stan-lee-1586_book_i-was-in-the-beginning-when-comic-book-s_125956.jpg)
