When Nickelodeon, in 2009, told us they wanted us to come back and do another series where we could do whatever we… — Bryan Konietzko Avatar Copy Share Image
We have always put the quest for balance at the center of our storytelling, whether it is the struggle to find it… — Bryan Konietzko Adventure Copy Share Image
Early on, many years ago when we started 'Avatar,' the executive that we were working with said to make the sad scenes… — Bryan Konietzko Avatar Copy Share Image
I thought Korra was 17 so Mike and I have to get our stories straight. The main characters are in their late… — Bryan Konietzko Always Copy Share Image
It's hard to surprise people with everything leaking on the Internet. — Bryan Konietzko Everything Copy Share Image
We want our villains and antagonists to have distinct motivations. — Bryan Konietzko Distinct Copy Share Image
Of course, Mike and I debate and argue - we used to play Ping-Pong to settle arguments. But then Mike got really… — Bryan Konietzko Debate Copy Share Image
I try to make the kinds of things I want to see out there in the world, and hope they end up… — Bryan Konietzko End Copy Share Image
We really liked the magic of 'Harry Potter' and 'The Lord of the Rings,' but we could never figure out where the… — Bryan Konietzko Could Copy Share Image
We're always striving to make Avatar look like a cinematic, live-action movie. — Bryan Konietzko Action movie Copy Share Image
It seems to me virtually any ideology, no matter how intrinsically benign, can be used to oppress. And any group with power,… — Bryan Konietzko Ideology Copy Share Image
I think it's touching that the fans feel so close to the characters that they feel personally hurt. I've felt that way… — Bryan Konietzko Character Copy Share Image
Stories often take their own course once you start to write them, especially when you have the benefit of a writers' room… — Bryan Konietzko Own Copy Share Image
Mike and I are always drawn to the idea that there is light and dark inside every being, rather than the old… — Bryan Konietzko Dark Copy Share Image
'Korra' is its own series. Obviously it's tied in, in the same world, a similar story, but it's not just 'Book Four'… — Bryan Konietzko Book Copy Share Image
Book 4 is the end of the 'Korra' series. So we've got 52 episodes planned. When all is said and done it… — Bryan Konietzko Book Copy Share Image
Definitely female MMA fighters, I'm a big mixed martial arts fan, and watching women's MMA grow was definitely an inspiration. We just… — Bryan Konietzko Art Copy Share Image
We just don't subscribe to the conventional wisdom that you can't have an action series led by a female character. It's kinda… — Bryan Konietzko Action Copy Share Image
We knew we wanted the 'magic' in our show to be different than the typical wand-wielding spell-casting fare. For us, it had… — Bryan Konietzko Learn Copy Share Image
From the inception of this series, Mike and I were very interested in exploring the theme of tradition versus progress. We always… — Bryan Konietzko Avatar Copy Share Image
While we were in the middle of 'Avatar' we got a lot of volatile reaction from fans. They were very upset with… — Bryan Konietzko Direction Copy Share Image
I'm just making 'Threadworlds' out of the things I love and that I'm passionate about learning. When we created 'Avatar,' Michael DiMartino… — Bryan Konietzko Avatar Copy Share Image
As we wrote 'Book 1,' before the audience had ever laid eyes on Korra and Asami, it was an idea I would… — Bryan Konietzko Audience Copy Share Image
I think Mike and I would absolutely love to do feature animation. Either another story, or it if worked out, one in… — Bryan Konietzko Excited Copy Share Image
It is a long story how we finally ended up with the title simply being 'The Legend of Korra,' but in a… — Bryan Konietzko I think Copy Share Image
Fans are more interested in imagining relationships between a myriad of pairings. But they're profoundly disinterested in seeing any of those things… — Bryan Konietzko Disinterested Copy Share Image
