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If there's nothing interesting about a character, people leave because there's no desire to see what happens.
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I'm a Cubs season ticket holder.
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What's the trick to writing a good bad guy? Well, for me, it's always been the idea that you pit yourself against authority, you know? I think that's what it takes - and then you can write villainous characters.
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It is our mistakes that make us interesting, right?
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I didn't really like superheroes. I liked monsters and war comics.
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I'm usually done working by Happy Hour.
Brian Azzarello -
'100 Bullets' is such a post-modern noir; there are certain rules you gotta follow.
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Man, I think mistakes - that's what makes us distinct human beings. Those imperfections.
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Everybody's got scars. It's not so unique.
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Characters with questionable morals are sexy.
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I think the Joker resonates with people as much as Batman does.
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Good people struggle against what's imperfect about them. The people that we call 'bad' people embrace that kind of stuff, embrace the darker side.
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Superman is pretty much the way he was - you know - what he's always been. A lot of the Marvel characters are products of their time. I think Batman, as a character, has been able to adapt; he's pretty malleable.
Brian Azzarello -
Noir deals with the disenfranchised: people who can't catch a break under normal circumstances. In noir books, you root for these people, but you know they are going to fail. That's what makes them so compellingly human. I can relate to that kind of stuff.
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Believe it or not, but 'White Heat' and 'Little Caesar' keep dancing around in my brainpan while I'm writing 'Moonshine.'
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One of the reasons Batman works as a character is that it's not beyond possibility that he could exist - you could become Batman if you had a billion dollars at your disposal. There's nothing paranormal or superhuman or supernatural about that character. And I think his villains work the same way. You could be one of his villains just as easily.
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Like, why is Batman so relevant? It's because he gets reinvented constantly. There are a lot of stories you can tell with that character.
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I like alleys. They are the backdoor to everything.
Brian Azzarello -
I like being a cult figure.
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This thing is such a ripple, the way lives are affected by gentrification. On one hand, yes, you're cleaning up this area, you're making it more livable for people. But you're not saying anything about the people that live there.
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Everybody's got a father. Even if he's not the nicest guy in the world.
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From a storytelling perspective, perfection is death.
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The metro section of the newspaper every day is full of stuff I can use. It's the greatest inspiration for me because it's full of endings. That's where the ends of stories show up.
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I'm not the monthly comic guy, and I never really have been.
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