Brian Azzarello Quotes
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I really like language - and slang in particular, and just the shorthand we use when we communicate with people.
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I have never met a feminist who didn't have a father.
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I'm not the monthly comic guy, and I never really have been.
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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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Hollywood, they love everything, but they move like molasses. They'll option anything - the worst idea in the world will get optioned just because they want to keep the other person from getting that idea.
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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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Basically, I think that Gotham is all of our urban nightmares and fears made into reality. Instead of hearing footsteps from behind you while you walk down the streets, turning around and finding nobody there, there is somebody there.
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From a storytelling perspective, perfection is death.
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To ground a character in reality, you have to use shades of gray.
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I'm happy with the way '100 Bullets' ends terribly.
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One of the problems in modern comics is that they keep referencing themselves endlessly.
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When I write, I'm talking to myself constantly to make sure that it sounds OK; it has kind of a nice rhythm and a nice jump to it.
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Wonder Woman is not horrible. Her villains should be.
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'100 Bullets' is a novel on its own. 'Brother Lono,' other than the main character, has nothing to do with '100 Bullets.'