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

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.

The curse of comic book adaptations, when I was younger, was that the director or producer would go, "Don't worry about it, it's just a comic book."

I think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms.

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

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.

It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.