I had been writing comic books for years and I was doing them to please a publisher, who felt that comics are only read by very young children or stupid adults. And therefore, we have to keep the stories very simplistic... And those were all things I hated.

Stan Lee

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We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more tha... by Stan Lee

We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more than we can do.

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I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people's lives. Without it they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you're able to entertain people, you're doing a good thing.

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When you work with people whom you like and you admire because they're so good at what they do, it doesn't feel like work. It's like you're playing.

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Everybody learns differently and everybody gets to a certain poin... by Stan Lee

Everybody learns differently and everybody gets to a certain point from a different direction.

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No one has a perfect life. Everybody has something that he wishes... by Stan Lee

No one has a perfect life. Everybody has something that he wishes was not the way it is.

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Life is never completely without its challenges. by Stan Lee

Life is never completely without its challenges.

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I guess one person can make a difference. by Stan Lee

I guess one person can make a difference.

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Comics are stories; they're like novels or anything else. So the first thing you have to do is become a good storyteller.

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I think people have always loved things that are bigger than life... by Stan Lee

I think people have always loved things that are bigger than life, things that are imaginative.

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I don't think you ever outgrow your love for things that are bigger than life and more colorful than the average life. And somehow I feel that these comic book stories are like fairy tales for older people, because they have the same qualities.

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With great power comes great responsibilty. by Stan Lee

With great power comes great responsibilty.

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One of the keys is, and it may sound funny, talking about characters with super powers, but one of the keys is to make your characters as realistic and believable as possible. Even if they have super powers, you say to yourself, "Well, if somebody had a super power like this, what would his life be like? Wouldn't he still maybe have to go to the dentist or wouldn't he have to worry about making a living? What about his love life?" You've got to make characters that your reader can believe exists or might exist.

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MARVEL IS A CORNUCOPIA OF FANTASY, A WILD IDEA , A SWASHBUCKLING ATTITUDE , AN ESCAPE FROM THE HUMDRUM AND PROSAIC. IT'S A SERENDIPITOUS FEAST FOR THE MIND, THE EYE , AND THE IMAGINATION, A LITERATE CELEBRATION OF UNBRIDLED CREATIVITY, COUPLED WITH A TOUCH OF REBELLION AND AN INSOLENT DESIRE TO SPIT IN THE EYE OF THE DRAGON.

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Every day, there's a new development. ... There's no limit to the... by Stan Lee

Every day, there's a new development. ... There's no limit to the things that are happening.

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I'm no prophet, but I'm guessing that comic books will always be strong. I don't think anything can really beat the pure fun and pleasure of holding a magazine in your hand, reading the story on paper, being able to roll it up and put it in your pocket, reread again later, show it to a friend, carry it with you, toss it on a shelf, collect them, have a lot of magazines lined up and read them again as a series. I think young people have always loved that. I think they always will.

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I'm a frustrated actor. My ... goal is to beat Alfred Hitchcock in the number of cameos. I'm going to try to break his record.

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Comic books to me are fairy tales for grown-ups. by Stan Lee

Comic books to me are fairy tales for grown-ups.

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If you wanna be an artist carry sketch pad with you, and sketch everything you see. Get so you can draw anything and it looks like what it's supposed to be. It's a lot of work, but if you really have it in you, it's not like work. It becomes fun.

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If you are interested in what you do, that keeps you going! by Stan Lee

If you are interested in what you do, that keeps you going!

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To my way of thinking, whether it's a superhero movie or a romance or a comedy or whatever, the most important thing is you've got to care about the characters. You've got to understand the characters and you've got to be interested. If the characters are interesting, you're half-way home.

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