I always enjoyed doing monster books. Monster books gave me the opportunity to draw things out of the ordinary. Monster books were a challenge - what kind of monster would fascinate people?
Jack KirbyI was a good student in the subjects that I wanted to be good in. The curriculum in my section was excellent.
Jack KirbyMy purpose was what my father's purpose was - to make a living and to have a family. I was going to do the right thing. My dream to me was to have money to support it and to live in the kind of house I liked.
Jack KirbyMy parents were immigrants. And the place for all immigrants was the factories. They were the source of cheap labor.
Jack KirbyI've done things that I wouldn't ordinarily seem capable of doing. And I've proven myself in situations where there's life and death at stake. And so, I can live with myself knowing that it's not a matter of guts or anything like that. It's a matter of willingness to go the length, to transcend yourself.
Jack Kirby