Kurt Busiek Quotes
When you have a novel set in a fictional history, you still should get your history right.
Quotes to Explore
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My whole life, people have been saying, Why are you so angry?
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I think shoppers are looking for newness and creativity. Look at C. Wonder, for instance. They're dancing in our stores. We don't believe in retail like retail was done in the past. We believe in disrupting the whole environment, offering them amazing value in an amazing package of fun, excitement and whimsy.
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I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
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My father, I think he played percussion in high school. My mother played piano when she was very young, but only for a brief while. I don't think she had a great teacher. In any case, neither of them were really into music at a young age.
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I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
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I always wanted to be an actress. And it wasn't ego. I felt so little about myself, considered myself such a sparrow. Not just my size. I thought I was so plain... I did plays not to show off but because if I did that - I didn't realize it at the time - I would be somebody other than this person I didn't really approve of.
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I never thought 'Stairway to Heaven' was a long song. I loved how there was this part and then there was another part that was completely different.
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Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.
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Understanding the importance of evolving is very important. Reinventing is very important. To break what you have already done is very important. That growth should never stop.
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Scribbling things down is my therapy. I filter later.
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I get nervous before everything - dates, filming, award shows. I just don't want to say something stupid. But as soon as I step out on that stage, or as soon as I show up to a date, it all goes away, and I just have a great time with whoever I'm with.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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'Limbo' has been one of the greatest hits of my career. A great response all over the world, not just Latinos but people in Europe and America.
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I turn people into human beings by not making them into gods.
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It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.
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Any time anyone makes a comic book into a movie, in some way, I think they have to kill the comic book.
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I like being in love, but loving is what is crucial to me. Loving is the reason to live.
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The fact that one can lose one's sense of self in an ocean of tranquility does not mean that one's consciousness is immaterial or that it presided over the birth of the universe.
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You try to take it game-to-game and keep working.
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My favorite body part? My feet. They're not pretty, but they get me where I want to go.
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Remember that an answer to a difficulty resides at a higher level than our usual thinking, so seek this loftier level.
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The busier you are, the less time you have to make decisions.
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What is love ... Oh baby, don't hurt me ... Don't hurt me no more.
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When you have a novel set in a fictional history, you still should get your history right.
