I consider myself the luckiest man in the world. I have spent a lifetime doing what I love.

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.

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

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.

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. I was hooked.

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong.