I would've liked to have been a better businessman when I was younger. And of course, I couldn't, because it wasn't part of my atmosphere. I never lived with accountants, I never lived with lawyers.

Our dreams make us large.

When Superman came out it galvanized the entire industry. It's just part of the American scene.

I admired anybody who could make a buck with his drawing.

I don't want to take somebody else's beating. That makes me unhappy.

A character to me can't be contrived. I don't like to contrive characters. They have to have an element of truth.

I hated to fight all the time just to enjoy my day. Fighting wasn't the kind of thing that I enjoyed, but I grew to enjoy it because I did it so long.