Bryan Lee O'Malley Quotes
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I don't think anyone ever sets out to make a crappy movie, but there are a lot of forces working against those people who are trying to make something decent. There are a lot of fine lines to walk and small battles to fight.
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I don't really have a metaphor for how I write, but it kinda feels like chipping away at a big dark object that I can't really see.
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Doubt yourself all you want, but you have to make choices in life and live with them.
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Tumblr culture and the whole reappropriation-without-context thing are a double-edged sword in that they both raise awareness of my work and also kind of devalue it at the same time.
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The places I've been, or passed through, or seen at a distance, have had as much an impact on my life as the people I've known.
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I really like the look of old '70s and '80s Japanese comics, so I think that style is something I will continue to draw.
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I've always been open to the idea of an adaptation that does its own thing, that freely diverges from the original as long as it's true to the spirit.
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I'm always exploring other people: trying to figure out myself, trying to figure out everyone.
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'Seconds' is very much about reaching out for the next thing after you've figured out the first thing.
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I think it's natural as you get to the end of your twenties to start thinking about what you could have done differently - whether they went well or whether they went terribly.
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I've certainly played games that provoked a real emotional response or serious thought processes.
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'Seconds' is all about spaces, and I guess spaces are kind of like people in that they can be haunting and alluring before we even really get to know them, and after prolonged exposure, they can become mundane or oppressive.
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I'm a firm believer in stories with arcs and beginnings and endings and all that. 'Scott Pilgrim' is sort of one long novel, and it's so long that I get confused and sort of tread water sometimes. But there's definitely a goal to it. People who just dismiss it as shallow, that's their prerogative, but it's not really my intent.
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Seeing people cosplaying my characters is always a blast.