Brian Azzarello Professions : WriterBorn : August 11, 1962 Browse All Authors Quotes From Brian Azzarello When [Bruce Wayne] masturbates, its better than when I have sex. Brian Azzarello wayne Characters work really well when they're reflective of the times that they're operating in. To keep these characters static - like Superman was invented in the '30s, Wonder Woman in the '40s - if they were still operating under those kinds of constraints, they'd die. These pop cultures, just like Greek myths, they have to reflect the time their stories are being told. That's what makes them relevant. Brian Azzarello greekcharacterculture Writing dialogue is like writing a song, which I've done. Brian Azzarello donewritingsong We get a better book when everyone's allowed to do their best work on it. I don't want to prevent anybody from bringing their ideas to a project. Brian Azzarello book The things that motivate human beings, they don't change, emotionally. Brian Azzarello Nobody's angry all the time, unless you're a psycho. Brian Azzarello nobodyyouangrytime I like alleys. They are the backdoor to everything. Brian Azzarello everythinglike To ground a character in reality, you have to use shades of gray. Brian Azzarello shadesyoucharacterreality Characters with questionable morals are sexy. Brian Azzarello charactersmoralsquestionablesexy Civil war, now, 100 years in the future - the things that motivate human beings, they don't change emotionally. Brian Azzarello thingsfuturechangewar I think the Joker resonates with people as much as Batman does. Brian Azzarello jokeri-thinkthinkpeople I'm interested in damaged people because we've all been roughed up in one way or another. Brian Azzarello becauseuppeopleway I think portraying the Joker's point of view would do a disservice to that character. As soon as you get inside his head he would lose so much power. Brian Azzarello viewyoupowercharacter Everybody's got scars. It's not so unique. Brian Azzarello scarsgoteverybodyunique I'm happy with the way '100 Bullets' ends terribly. Brian Azzarello bulletsendshappyway I think a lot of superheroes seem to have the same value system; they just have a different costume. They're all doing exactly the same thing. Brian Azzarello valuedoingthinkdifferent It is our mistakes that make us interesting, right? Brian Azzarello mistakesusrightinteresting Believe it or not, but 'White Heat' and 'Little Caesar' keep dancing around in my brainpan while I'm writing 'Moonshine.' Brian Azzarello heatwhitewritingbelieve Man, I think mistakes - that's what makes us distinct human beings. Those imperfections. Brian Azzarello mistakeshumanthinkman Good people struggle against what's imperfect about them. The people that we call 'bad' people embrace that kind of stuff, embrace the darker side. Brian Azzarello goodbad-peoplestrugglepeople Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writerAll Authors