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

I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt.

Sometimes you're not even sure which of your stories were failures. There are things I've written that I thought were complete catastrophes when I finished with them that have gone on to generate some of my most positive feedback.

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.

I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw.

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.