I'm always working on something. I wish I had more time for free-thinking and brainstorming new ideas. That's not to say my mind doesn't wander, but I find myself wishing for more of that kind of time. Marc Guggenheim More Quotes by Marc Guggenheim More Quotes From Marc Guggenheim The one thing that's always very safe to say with 'Arrow' is never make assumptions. Marc Guggenheim assumptions say never always Time management is really key for me. Marc Guggenheim key me management time As always, we start off with asking, 'What's a good episode?' We don't think about timing, and we don't think about logistics. We just think about what would be good. Marc Guggenheim start good think always The similarity between Iron Man and Green Lantern is, unlike Superman or any of the X-Men or Spider-Man, anyone can be Green Lantern or Iron Man. All you need is the ring or the suit. Marc Guggenheim ring you man green I do believe that even if you're the most clever person around and you figure out the 'whodunit' and you're not surprised - that shouldn't prevent you from enjoying the story. Marc Guggenheim person story you believe There's a lot of downtime where you're filling your car up with gas, you're driving to work, you're stuck in traffic - it's Los Angeles, and so much of it is a car lifestyle. Marc Guggenheim you driving car work I came up professionally as a lawyer, and when you're a lawyer, writing a 50-page brief in one night is just another day at the office. You learn to make choices really quickly, and you learn how to get thoughts down very quickly. Marc Guggenheim thoughts day you night The first half of my TV career, I didn't do any genre at all. Marc Guggenheim any career first half It's always really hard to kill off someone who you just really enjoy working with, writing for, and seeing on the screen. Marc Guggenheim someone you enjoy writing On 'Arrow,' we have Ray Palmer and Roy Harper, and if you call Roy 'Ray' and Ray 'Roy,' you have to put money into the jar. Marc Guggenheim arrow call you money We're not militant, but there are certain things that are absolutely secret. There was a pilot printed on red paper, and I read everything on my iPad and have a scanner on my desk for these purposes. I scanned in the script, and red paper script scans in perfectly fine. Marc Guggenheim pilot everything red secret With comics, there's no budget. There's a budget in terms of you have to pay an artist and a colorist and all that, but you can do anything you want to do. Marc Guggenheim budget you artist want All of the stuff I can't afford to do on a TV budget, I just put into the comic book because you're really only limited in a comic by your artist's imagination. Marc Guggenheim you artist imagination book As always, things happen sooner rather than later on 'Arrow.' Marc Guggenheim happen things always things-happen Doc Savage, Indiana Jones, Flash Gordon... these were the kinds of characters I was thinking about as I was developing Jonas Quantum because there aren't that many brand new characters being introduced anymore. Marc Guggenheim savage brand new thinking Imagine if Steve Jobs or Thomas Edison or Albert Einstein were all alive 10, 20, 30 years before we know them to be alive; it would have advanced the world that much sooner. Marc Guggenheim know imagine alive world Obviously, I love superheroes; I love comic book characters, but I... I guess I've had a lifelong affection for comics, and while I love the characters so much, I also love the medium. Marc Guggenheim guess affection love book I happen to like dark, and I like the fact that 'Arrow' is a pretty dark show, particularly for a network show. Marc Guggenheim happen pretty like dark In the writers' room, when we talk about each episode, we first talk about the character journey of the episode. Marc Guggenheim room talk journey character I'm a huge fan of 'The Six Million Dollar Man' and I love the episodes where they would cross over with 'The Bionic Woman.' Marc Guggenheim woman over man love
