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J Michael Straczynski Quotes

I can easily come up with ten really iconic stories/trade paperbacks for Superman, Batman, others... name me ten equally big, iconic Wonder Woman stories. Much harder. That ain’t the character’s fault, that isn’t sexism, that’s just not servicing the character Picture Quote #1

I don’t need to write comics for a living. I have movies and TV for that. I write comics for one reason and one reason only: I love comics. I love the form, the structure, the storytelling process, I love everything about it Picture Quote #1

I was born in Patterson, New Jersey, and raised pretty much all around the country. My family tended to move from place to place following economic prospects and jobs and looking for new opportunities, so we changed schools, colleges, grade schools, high schools every 6 months to a year - depending on the breaks Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been kind of a mutt creatively. I started off in journalism, and I’ve actually done more police and procedural shows than I’ve ever done science fiction shows. I was on ‘Murder She Wrote,’ I was on ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ I was on ‘Jake and the Fat Man.’ Picture Quote #1

Life isn’t about the final moments, it’s about the journey, it’s about process. What makes ‘Rocky’ work as a movie is seeing him working his way up from the streets to the arena and the fight of his life. You could just show that fight, and it would be great, but seeing that journey illuminates that fight and adds profound meaning to it Picture Quote #1

On a purely personal level, it’s very strange, because as a kid, Superman informed my personality. Now I’ve been given the job of forming Superman’s personality and, in some ways, drawing on my own background Picture Quote #1

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The only thing that I discovered very early on is that, even though we might change schools and cities and towns and states, the books in the library were the same. They had the same covers. They had the same characters. I could go and visit those people in the library as if I knew them Picture Quote #1

The problem with writing a monthly book is that you’re going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn’t time for reflection or critical self-examination Picture Quote #1

To have someone like Clint Eastwood come along and shoot your first draft as written is just any screenwriter’s dream. And Clint is very straightforward. If it’s good enough to get his attention, it’s good enough to produce Picture Quote #1

We are in a tech-heavy society, plunging headlong into an unknown future. Science fiction is what allows you to stand back and analyze the impact of that and put it in context of how it affects people Picture Quote #1

When writers don’t know what to do with a character, they build up the supporting cast and universe to kind of hide that fact. After a while, you can no longer see the character for the underbrush. When that happens, you need to bring out the weed-whacker to clear some of that away so you can focus on the main character Picture Quote #1

The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us. And our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast terrible in-between. But there is still time to seize that one last fragile moment Picture Quote #1

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Did Alan Moore get screwed on his contract? Of course. Lots of people get screwed, but we still have Spider-Man and lots of other heroes Picture Quote #1

I have friends in different parts of the world, and they’ll all go online at the same time and all pull up a movie and hit play, at the same moment, and then they’ll comment to each other about it. They’re sharing an experience, even though they’re on different parts of the planet Picture Quote #1

You don’t buy into huge car chases or sensates or interstellar warfare, but you can buy into a loving relationship or a father-son relationship, and you can buy into the small humor. If you want to make your fiction universal, go small. That’s the best way to do it Picture Quote #1

If every violent program in the nation were blipped off the air for 48 hours, and replaced by reruns of the ‘Donna Reed Show’, there would not be one less death in South Central LA. At most you’d have several more incidents of people shooting out their TVs Picture Quote #1

When a book of mine comes out, I instantly go hunting the net, not for praise, but for criticism, because that’s how you learn, from people who don’t have to be polite to you Picture Quote #1

I am big believer in the notion that as a species we are better together than we are apart, that the common core of our shared humanity is stronger than that which seeks to marginalize us and factualize us and turn us against each other Picture Quote #1

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When you’re writing a story in bits and pieces, month in and month out, there really isn’t time or space for reflection, no room to learn what those scripts had to teach you Picture Quote #1

As an atheist, I believe that all life is unspeakably precious, because it’s only here for a brief moment, a flare against the dark, and then it’s gone forever Picture Quote #1

Everyone in the entertainment business gets crappy contracts when we start out, and into the middle of our careers. It’s the nature of the business Picture Quote #1

I’ve changed my mind. I’ve decided that at the end I want to be cremated and my ashes scattered over someone I don’t like Picture Quote #1

There are those who seem to feel they have no choice about being jerks in the present because they had a crappy childhood. Well, that’s the definition of childhood; nobody gets out alive. You either get stronger from what you experience, or you turn it into a crutch, an excuse, a dodge Picture Quote #1

Take care, don’t fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so Picture Quote #1

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I like writing. It’s partly control freak, and partly I really like what I do for a living. I have the luckiest job in the world. I can get up every day and do what I love for a living Picture Quote #1

Whenever you can bring your chops in as a reporter to unearth a cool story, that’s always a good thing Picture Quote #1

We walk in dark places no others will enter. We stand on the bridge and no one may pass. We live for the One. We die for the One. -- the Ranger oath Picture Quote #1

When the ‘Seinfeld’ show said it was going to be a show about nothing, everybody said it couldn’t - wouldn’t work. It did. ‘Thor’ is about something, about that character finding his destiny, but it’s not doing what was expected... and yet it’s doing very well Picture Quote #1

Never follow somebody else’s path; it doesn’t work the same way twice for anyone... the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way Picture Quote #1

I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime Picture Quote #1

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I can easily come up with ten really iconic stories/trade paperbacks for Superman, Batman, others... name me ten equally big, iconic Wonder Woman stories. Much harder. That ain’t the character’s fault, that isn’t sexism, that’s just not servicing the character (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) I don’t need to write comics for a living. I have movies and TV for that. I write comics for one reason and one reason only: I love comics. I love the form, the structure, the storytelling process, I love everything about it (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) I was born in Patterson, New Jersey, and raised pretty much all around the country. My family tended to move from place to place following economic prospects and jobs and looking for new opportunities, so we changed schools, colleges, grade schools, high schools every 6 months to a year - depending on the breaks (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) I’ve always been kind of a mutt creatively. I started off in journalism, and I’ve actually done more police and procedural shows than I’ve ever done science fiction shows. I was on ‘Murder She Wrote,’ I was on ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ I was on ‘Jake and the Fat Man.’ (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) Life isn’t about the final moments, it’s about the journey, it’s about process. What makes ‘Rocky’ work as a movie is seeing him working his way up from the streets to the arena and the fight of his life. You could just show that fight, and it would be great, but seeing that journey illuminates that fight and adds profound meaning to it (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) On a purely personal level, it’s very strange, because as a kid, Superman informed my personality. Now I’ve been given the job of forming Superman’s personality and, in some ways, drawing on my own background (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) The only thing that I discovered very early on is that, even though we might change schools and cities and towns and states, the books in the library were the same. They had the same covers. They had the same characters. I could go and visit those people in the library as if I knew them (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) The problem with writing a monthly book is that you’re going through your work like a man running for a bus, red-faced and out of breath. There isn’t time for reflection or critical self-examination (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) To have someone like Clint Eastwood come along and shoot your first draft as written is just any screenwriter’s dream. And Clint is very straightforward. If it’s good enough to get his attention, it’s good enough to produce (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) We are in a tech-heavy society, plunging headlong into an unknown future. Science fiction is what allows you to stand back and analyze the impact of that and put it in context of how it affects people (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) When writers don’t know what to do with a character, they build up the supporting cast and universe to kind of hide that fact. After a while, you can no longer see the character for the underbrush. When that happens, you need to bring out the weed-whacker to clear some of that away so you can focus on the main character (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) The past tempts us, the present confuses us, and the future frightens us. And our lives slip away, moment by moment, lost in that vast terrible in-between. But there is still time to seize that one last fragile moment (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) Did Alan Moore get screwed on his contract? Of course. Lots of people get screwed, but we still have Spider-Man and lots of other heroes (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) I have friends in different parts of the world, and they’ll all go online at the same time and all pull up a movie and hit play, at the same moment, and then they’ll comment to each other about it. They’re sharing an experience, even though they’re on different parts of the planet (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) You don’t buy into huge car chases or sensates or interstellar warfare, but you can buy into a loving relationship or a father-son relationship, and you can buy into the small humor. If you want to make your fiction universal, go small. That’s the best way to do it (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) If every violent program in the nation were blipped off the air for 48 hours, and replaced by reruns of the ‘Donna Reed Show’, there would not be one less death in South Central LA. At most you’d have several more incidents of people shooting out their TVs (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) When a book of mine comes out, I instantly go hunting the net, not for praise, but for criticism, because that’s how you learn, from people who don’t have to be polite to you. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) I am big believer in the notion that as a species we are better together than we are apart, that the common core of our shared humanity is stronger than that which seeks to marginalize us and factualize us and turn us against each other. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) When you’re writing a story in bits and pieces, month in and month out, there really isn’t time or space for reflection, no room to learn what those scripts had to teach you. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) As an atheist, I believe that all life is unspeakably precious, because it’s only here for a brief moment, a flare against the dark, and then it’s gone forever. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) Everyone in the entertainment business gets crappy contracts when we start out, and into the middle of our careers. It’s the nature of the business. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) I’ve changed my mind. I’ve decided that at the end I want to be cremated and my ashes scattered over someone I don’t like. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) There are those who seem to feel they have no choice about being jerks in the present because they had a crappy childhood. Well, that’s the definition of childhood; nobody gets out alive. You either get stronger from what you experience, or you turn it into a crutch, an excuse, a dodge. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) Take care, don’t fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) I like writing. It’s partly control freak, and partly I really like what I do for a living. I have the luckiest job in the world. I can get up every day and do what I love for a living. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) Whenever you can bring your chops in as a reporter to unearth a cool story, that’s always a good thing. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) We walk in dark places no others will enter. We stand on the bridge and no one may pass. We live for the One. We die for the One. -- the Ranger oath (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) When the ‘Seinfeld’ show said it was going to be a show about nothing, everybody said it couldn’t - wouldn’t work. It did. ‘Thor’ is about something, about that character finding his destiny, but it’s not doing what was expected... and yet it’s doing very well. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) Never follow somebody else’s path; it doesn’t work the same way twice for anyone... the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes) I keep waiting for a paradigm shift to happen that will let network and studio execs see that sci-fi is the same as any other genre in terms of how you approach it - logically, character-based, with challenging ideas and forward thinking - but I worry that it might never happen in my lifetime. (J Michael Straczynski Quotes)

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