I drew a picture on the back of a calendar in pencil. In those days they used to give out free calendars, I had no art paper, so I took whatever else I could.

I came from Canada when I was about 10 years old, and our family settled in Cleveland, Ohio.

And I agreed the feeling of action as he was flying or jumping or leaping - a flowing cape would give it movement. It really helped, and it was very easy to draw.

Jerry and I always felt that the character was enjoying himself. He was having fun: he wasn't taking himself seriously. It was always a lark for him, as you can see in my early drawings.

I started young but at every turn, listening provided a foundation for my leadership. I can say categorically that all the really excellent leaders I have known were, in my view, excellent listeners.

I did all the work at the beginning up until the point where I couldn't handle the increasingly heavy art production burden alone. I needed, and got, assistance.

I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women.

Clark Kent, I suppose, had a little bit of Harold Lloyd in him.

I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the character's name. We thought S was perfect.

And as we know from the pilgrimage diaries of Swami Ramdas, it is when we renounce everything that everything is given to us, in abundance. Everything: meaning the intensity of presence itself.

A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty. But one no longer has the right to say so aloud.

You are not stuck in traffic. You ARE traffic.

I hope that people learn from my mistake and I hope that the fans forgive me.

I have a great deal of difficulty recognizing faces, especially if I haven't - if I've just met somebody, it's hopeless.

Above average intelligence has always run in my family. Ambition, however, has always walked with a limp.

It's so important to me to make the music right that I didn't have time to be intimidated.

Man, who don't like spaghetti?

If memories could be canned, would they also have expiry dates? If so, I hope they last for centuries.

Hits are for squares.