I never tried to write for other people. I liked people who had problems I might have, because we all have insecurities, regrets. I like heroes who were not 100-percent perfect, who things to take care of.

Comic books to me are fairy tales for grown-ups.

Singing a song, playing sports - anything that entertains, that takes people away from their own problems, is good.

I couldn't say no when I received that offer [to re-invent the DC characters]... How can any writer say no to the opportunity of redoing every one of DC's top superheroes?

I always figure I'm not unique, and something that would please me hopefully would please a lot of other people that have the same tastes that I do.

In the entertainment industry all that anybody wants to do whether it's music or stories or dancing or comedy or whatever, they want to entertain the public. And they do it any way they can. Sometimes they concentrate simply on entertaining people and they don't care what message they are giving.

I think superheroes are bigger than life and they're very colorful.