Mighty cultures never - are almost never conquered. They crumble from within. And frankly, I think that a lot of Americans are acting like spoiled brats because everything that isn't working out perfectly every time.

I don't do a comic book thinking there is a movie. I just want it to be as good a comic book as it can be.

The comics I read as a kid were all about guys in tights. But here was a guy who wore a fedora. He fought crime like they did in Marvel and DC, but he did it in the real world. I had just turned 12 when I met the Spirit and it was a strange coincidence. At the same time I discovered girls I fell out of love with guys in tights.

Hell's waking up every goddamn day and not even knowing why you're here.

The rain on my chest is a baptism - I'm born again.

Of course we're Criminals

The day you write to please everyone you no longer are in journalism. You are in show business.