I hated teenagers in comics because they were always sidekicks. And I always felt if I were a superhero, there's no way I'd pal around with some teenager, you know.

I'm not a guy who gets inspirations.

If you're going to write something, that's going to be read by people, a lot of people, you hope it will not only entertain them but maybe do them some good in some way.

I think the way you become a good storyteller is to read a lot of stories and evaluate them in your own mind.

I'm happiest when I'm working. If I'm not working, I feel like I'm wasting my time.

The purpose of this is not show that I can do it better, because I think Superman is perfect. The original creation of Superman nobody could have done that better and I think Batman is pretty much a perfect character... The same with all of them. I'm just going to try to find a way to say, "If that wasn't the original idea, what would be another way to do it that would be more in my style?".

Of what import are brief, nameless lives . . . to Galactus?