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

The only advice anybody can give is, if you wanna be a writer, keep writing. And read all you can, read everything..

I wanted them to be diverse. The whole underlying principle of the X-Men was to try to be an anti-bigotry story to show there's good in every person..

No one has a perfect life. Everybody has something that he wishes was not the way it is..

Face front, true believers!.

We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more than we can do..

I have always tried to have a message, not to be a preacher, but a message that shows it's better to be a good guy than a bad guy, and I try to make ….

Your humans slaughter each other because of the color of your skin, or your faith or your plitics -- or for no reason at all -- too many of you hate ….

Life is never completely without its challenges..

With great power comes great responsibilty..

I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic-book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I b….

If you enjoy what you do, if you are interested in what you do, I really think that's the best situation..

I guess one person can make a difference..

I'm no prophet, but I'm guessing that comic books will always be strong. I don't think anything can really beat the pure fun and pleasure of holding ….

If you are interested in what you do, that keeps you going!.

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..

I'm a frustrated actor. My ... goal is to beat Alfred Hitchcock in the number of cameos. I'm going to try to break his record..

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

Everybody learns differently and everybody gets to a certain point from a different direction..

I think people have always loved things that are bigger than life, things that are imaginative..

I don't think you ever outgrow your love for things that are bigger than life and more colorful than the average life. And somehow I feel that these ….