Wives should be kissed - not heard.

I think people are interested in anything that's a little bigger than life and that's colorful and - you know, what they like? They like fairy tales for grownups.

One of the keys is, and it may sound funny, talking about characters with super powers, but one of the keys is to make your characters as realistic and believable as possible. Even if they have super powers, you say to yourself, "Well, if somebody had a super power like this, what would his life be like? Wouldn't he still maybe have to go to the dentist or wouldn't he have to worry about making a living? What about his love life?" You've got to make characters that your reader can believe exists or might exist.

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

The public always loves anything that's different, as long as it's well-made, if it's well-done. You never know what to expect when you go to one of these so-called superhero movies.

Every day, there's a new development. ... There's no limit to the things that are happening.

I was in the beginning when [comic book superheroes] started, but not anymore. Now I expect it. I've gotten very used to it.