I'm sort of a pressure writer. If somebody says, "Stan, write something," and I have to have it by tomorrow morning, I'll just sit down and I'll write it. It always seems to come to me. But I'm better doing a rushed job because if it isn't something that's due quickly, I won't work on it until it becomes almost an emergency and then I'll do it.

The power of prayer is still the greatest ever known in this endless eternal universe.-The Watcher in The Avengers #14

I suppose I have come to realize that entertainment is not easily dismissed. Beyond the meaning (of a work of art), it is important to people. Without it, lives can be dull.

When you work with people whom you like and you admire because they're so good at what they do, it doesn't feel like work. It's like you're playing.

Achilles, without his heel, you wouldn't even know his name today.

The comics of course, help the movies, because all of the comic fans want to see the movies. And the most amazing thing about it is these movies seem to appeal to young people, to old people, and to people all over the world. They're as popular in China and Latin America as they are here. That's really amazing and gratifying.

I'm very proud of being a hack. It's why I've lived as long as I have, I think.