I've always been the audience that I wanted to reach, so I write for myself.

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be able to hire you.

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the past.

The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes.

I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important.

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.