David S. Goyer

I love casting against type and doing things you wouldn't expect, because I think you get more interesting performances that way. Hollywood…

— David S. Goyer

There's been a long lineage of a stranger in a strange land, whether it's 'E.T.,' 'Starman,' or other movies about trying to…

— David S. Goyer

People have a very proprietary relationship with Superman. It's important to respect the iconography and the canon, but at the same time,…

— David S. Goyer

I believe when you're writing film or television, you can't rely on a crutch or rule that exists outside of the narrative…

— David S. Goyer

During my career I've enjoyed re-invigorating and contextualizing classic characters that are relatable to contemporary audiences.

— David S. Goyer

There's a theory in gameplay, particularly in first person shooters, that sometimes you don't want to have that much of a character…

— David S. Goyer

What Christopher Nolan and I have done with 'Superman' is try to bring the same naturalistic approach that we adopted for the…

— David S. Goyer

I think there's really only been one successful video game adaptation, and that was probably 'Tomb Raider.' Whether or not you thought…

— David S. Goyer

Once we start seeing video games that have more memorable characters, you'll see better movie adaptations.

— David S. Goyer

Hollywood loves pre-validation. Even if someone has a property that was first published as a comic book that sold only 5,000 copies,…

— David S. Goyer

When Superman was originally created, by Siegel and Shuster, they were two Jewish immigrants that were desperately trying to assimilate into America.…

— David S. Goyer

I relate to the feeling that Da Vinci was often plagued by the idea that what he did wasn't good enough, that…

— David S. Goyer

Da Vinci always seemed like the prototype Tony Stark to me.

— David S. Goyer

I'm a big comic book geek and I've been reading comic books since pretty much since I was five or six in…

— David S. Goyer

'Batman Begins' came out and it was really successful, and it had gritty naturalism. And suddenly... I can't tell you how many…

— David S. Goyer

What I really like to do is write 'genre' stories without a cartoonish element. I did the same with 'Da Vinci's Demons,'…

— David S. Goyer

You have to decide what kind of story you're going to tell. For instance I would argue a movie like 'Toy Story…

— David S. Goyer

It's ironic: In movies, the most successful films of all time have been sci-fi or fantasy. By far. But a lot of…

— David S. Goyer

'Call Of Duty' initially cut its teeth on World War II simulation stuff, and then we gradually advanced to the end of…

— David S. Goyer

I grew up reading comic books, pulp books, mystery and science fiction and fantasy. I'm a geek; I make no pretensions otherwise.…

— David S. Goyer

I like telling stories of imperfect people because most people are imperfect.

— David S. Goyer

I think if we ever encountered aliens, even communicating with them would be really, really difficult.

— David S. Goyer

'Flash Forward' was one of the big heartbreaks of my career. It was just this very frustrating experience. If we'd been allowed…

— David S. Goyer

“It's not who you are underneath, its what you do that defines you.”

— David S. Goyer

Mysticism and the supernatural are embedded in the show - it's called 'Da Vinci's Demons' for a reason, and it's not just…

— David S. Goyer