Stan Lee Quotes

If there are people who like the work you've done, because of that, they like you and want your autograph and to take a photo, that's really gratifying. You have to be appreciative.

If I got a superpower I wouldn't say, oh, I got to get a costume and put on a mask. I would say hey, I can do something better than other people. How can I turn it into a buck?

I thought it would be great to do superheroes that have the same kind of life problems that any reader - that anybody could have.

I have never had a lap dance in Tampa or any other part of Florida. If I ever did have a lap dance, I don't think I would be discussing television ideas with the girl that was giving it to me.

I'm happiest when I'm working. If I'm not working, I feel like I'm wasting my time.

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

I think the way you become a good storyteller is to read a lot of stories and evaluate them in your own mind.

I think people are interested in anything that's a little bigger than life and that's colorful and - you know, what they like? They like fairy tales for grownups.

I'm very proud of being a hack. It's why I've lived as long as I have, I think.

I have a reputation for doing superheroes, but I like all kinds of writing. In fact, hardly anybody knows this, but I've probably written as many humor stories as superhero stories.

I love Marvel and the people there. Im glad I m still part of it.

I'm just working with ideas in my head and with drawings that the artists did. And suddenly to see these things come to life in movies - it's just wonderful.

We're living in a world where everything moves very quickly. We've become a very visual society, so I think it's a very natural thing that people are captivated with the illustrations in a story.

I think if I were a superhero saving the world, I'd expect at least not to have to pay income taxes. I mean there should be something in it for a hero who risks his life to save mankind every day.

You can't kill a good comic book series.

I'd like to own Intel... I'd like to own Microsoft... I'd love to have Warner Bros in my hip pocket.

I'm practically an actor. Even when you do an interview, it's like you're performing a little bit, so yeah, I'm enjoying it, it's fun.

The main thing I want to do, is to make our website the most entertaining website there is on the Internet. I want it to be the premiere site for entertainment, for communication, and for fun.

Face front, true believers!

Every kid loves fairy tales, stories of witches and giants and magicians. Then, when you get a little older you can't read fairy tales anymore.

My biggest regret is that I don't really have time to read.

To me everything is fun. I've started Twittering or tweeting recently and that's been fun.

I enjoyed reading Batman, and Superman, and all the super ones, but I never wished I created them. I've got to let there be some work for other people!

There's just something that feels nice about holding a comic book!

I don't wake up in the morning and say, wow I've got a great idea for a story. But I sit down, and I figure well, let's see.

Ideally, anything one writes should have a social conscience: if you can write a story that thrills, and with a good message, that's the perfect type of a story.

The public always loves anything that's different, as long as it's well-made, if it's well-done. You never know what to expect when you go to one of these so-called superhero movies.

I don't know where the hell I'll be in 5 years. Maybe I'll be producing movies maybe I'll be on a corner selling apples. I don't know, but I'm having a hell of a lot of fun.

I'm not a guy who gets inspirations.

Of what import are brief, nameless lives . . . to Galactus?

The more you read, the better you're going to become as a storyteller.

I enjoy the fact that we have these mobile comics now, which are sort of a cross between a comic book and an animated cartoon.

No matter what you write, it's a matter of putting words in a certain order so that the reader will be interested in what you're writing.

Maybe there will always be a market for the regular comic books because you can read [them] at your own pace. You can save them, collect them, [then] go back and read them again.

I never understood why people take drugs. They're habit forming and they can kill you. I didn't need anything to pep me up or make me feel more creative, and I didn't need them to help me with women.

I'm the Chairman Emeritus, and according to my contract I am supposed to devote 10% of my time to working for Marvel... and the rest of my time, I can do anything that I wish.

Usually, the biggest hang-up is the script. You could have a script done in six months that you love, or it could be like The Fantastic Four it's been almost 10 years.

I work with people and we come up with ideas for movies, television and things like that. It's fun and I love doing it.

I'm used to doing comic books, where every month there's a new comic book! I find that the movie business is not quite the same. It doesn't move quite as fast.

You always exaggerate things in a movie. If it makes a good visual and it excites the kids that's good.

Fans are almost always nice. I really find that they rarely come on too strong.

It's amazing what these superhero movies have become.

I'm afraid I go through the same thing all the time.

I have to force myself to get angry. But I want to show the world that there's another side to me, that I am capable of deep, deep anger and fury. They better watch out for how I'm treated.

I'm not that familiar with Andrew Garfield, but if the powers that be chose him, I'm sure he'll be good.

So I'm happiest when I'm working with artists and writers, and involved in stories, whether we're talking about animation or movies or comics or television.

I do conventions sometimes every other weekend. Whenever I have time, and it's not too far away. I get a lot of invitations (to appear at conventions) in other countries and I have to turn them down.

When you combine the great stories from the comics with the action and visual excitement of the movies, it doesn't get any better!

I love recording lines. It's like being an actor without having to really act.

The comic book industry has turned into the wellspring for all of these movies that are all based on the comic books.