There's Just Something That Feels Nice About

I Think Comics Will Always Be Around. I Think There's Something Nice About A Comic Book. People Love To Hold 'em, Turn The Pages, Fold 'em Up, Roll 'em Up, Stick 'em In Their Back Pocket, Show 'em To A Friend, And Say, "hey, Look At This."

You Remember When Tobey Maguire Was First Selected, Most Of The Fans Were Angry. They Felt, What Kind Of A Guy Is That For A Superhero? Nobody Thought It Was A Good Idea. Yet He Turned Out To Be Great. The People At Marvel Who Do These Things Are Really Pretty Smart. If They Chose This Guy, He'll Probably Be Terrific.

Everybody Wants To Feel That You're Writing To A Certain Demographic Because That's Good Business, But I've Never Done That ... I Tried To Write Stories That Would Interest Me. I'd Say, What Would I Like To Read?... I Don't Think You Can Do Your Best Work If You're Writing For Somebody Else, Because You Never Know What That Somebody Else Really Thinks Or Wants.

Some People Will Say, "why Read A Comic Book? It Stifles The Imagination. If You Read A Novel You Imagine What People Are Like. If You Read A Comic, It's Showing You." The Only Answer I Can Give Is, "you Can Read A Shakespeare Play, But Does That Mean You Wouldn't Want To See It On The Stage?

I'm Lucky. I Don't Have To Produce The Whole Movie. What I've Been Doing Is Just Coming Up With Ideas For Movies. I Write A Concept, A Treatment, An Outline, And If I Sell That To A Studio, Then Someone Else Does The Actual Production And I Go On To Another Project, Although I Keep The Title Executive Producer.