The idea of doing a buffer, sexier Riddler - I like that. I think he's a reflection of Batman, and I think… — Tom King Bruce wayne Copy Share Image
I served my country; I did that. I was in the C.I.A., and I served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I love… — Tom King Body Copy Share Image
Batman gets close to the insanity of Gotham, to the craziness, to what drives that city mad, and not be driven mad… — Tom King Batman Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a writer, and my mother was like, 'No, why don't you become a lawyer?' That sort of thing. — Tom King Become Copy Share Image
That's my whole point as an artist - I'm trying to get you to turn a page. — Tom King Art Copy Share Image
It's good to be a cynic. I'm a cynic. But the best part of being a cynic is somebody proving you wrong. — Tom King Being Copy Share Image
I try not to push characters too close to myself because they get harder to write, but as a writer, you try… — Tom King Find Copy Share Image
I think sometimes you go through an experience, and you don't feel the impact, especially in a war experience, until way past… — Tom King Experience Copy Share Image
Batman's not mine. He doesn't necessarily belong to me. As a character, he belongs first to the audience and second to the… — Tom King Audience Copy Share Image
As ever, I caveat with saying that I don't write about the factual content of my C.I.A. experience. Ever. People who are… — Tom King Experience Copy Share Image
“The pursuit of a set purpose by logical means is the way of tyranny... The pursuit of an unobtainable purpose by absurd… — Tom King Freedom Copy Share Image
I wanted to write about the Trump era, but I didn't want to write, 'Fascism sucks' or 'Trump sucks.' That doesn't get… — Tom King About Copy Share Image
Writing is weaponized empathy. It's putting yourself in someone else's head. It's finding what's in them that relates to you. — Tom King Empathy Copy Share Image
You can't tell a Batman story without the Joker, and you can't tell a Joker story without Batman. They're just the symbols… — Tom King Batman Copy Share Image
I grew up in a weird environment. My mother's head of the home video division, basically. She played a big role in… — Tom King Home Copy Share Image
“It is when we are at our darkest hour, when we can see no evidence that God loves us or that he… — Tom King Darkest hour Copy Share Image
My scripts, they're pretty serious. I basically just describe stuff. I don't put too many notes and letters to the editors. But… — Tom King Best Copy Share Image
Not to get political, but it seems like every day I read the paper, and you're reading about nuclear war and Russians… — Tom King Country Copy Share Image
“I am not a joke. I am not a riddle! I am not a bird or a cat or a penguin! I'm… — Tom King Bane Copy Share Image
“A Christian's duty is to win souls for Christ. It would seem to me that tearing down a church you disagree with… — Tom King Bullies Copy Share Image
I've said this before, but I don't like putting captions in my comic books. I feel, for me, they become a crutch,… — Tom King Books Copy Share Image
My dad left when I was young. I didn't have a dad. I'm part of that divorced generation and didn't want to… — Tom King Dad Copy Share Image
“So rather than spending my golden years searching for the meaning of my life, I rather believe I'll just keep on trying… — Tom King Death Copy Share Image
I have my dream job. If I was seven years old and you asked me what I'd want to be 30 years… — Tom King Dream job Copy Share Image
