J. Michael Straczynski Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Life isn't about the final moments, it's about the journey, it's about process. What makes 'Rocky' work as a movie is seeing him working his way up from the streets to the arena and the fight of his life. You could just show that fight, and it would be great, but seeing that journey illuminates that fight and adds profound meaning to it.”
-- J. Michael StraczynskiSource : "JMS Gives New BEFORE WATCHMEN Details, Defends Project". Interview with Vaneta Rogers, www.newsarama.com. March 17, 2012.
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“I have friends in different parts of the world, and they'll all go online at the same time and all pull up a movie and hit play, at the same moment, and then they'll comment to each other about it. They're sharing an experience, even though they're on different parts of the planet.”
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“Doesn't matter what the press says. Doesn't matter what the politicians or the mobs say.Doesn't matter if the whole country decides that something wrong is something right. This nation was founded on one principle above all else: The requirement that we stand up for what we believe, no matter the odds or the consequences. When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree beside the river of truth, and tell the whole world -- "No, YOU move.”
-- J. Michael StraczynskiSource : "Amazing Spider-Man #537". Comics by J. Michael Straczynski, December 2006.
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“You can only have one voice on set, and that has to be the director.”
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“People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.”
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“On most TV shows, you work on a set and do some location.”
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“Avoid the tyranny of the reasonable voice...it will guarantee a complacency of never trying anything adventurous...”
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“I want to have time. When you're doing a monthly book, you're like a man racing after a bus. You're breathless and red-faced. I want to build in quality control.”
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“The quality of our thoughts is bordered on all sides by our facility with language.”
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“I think for any writer, creating and controlling your own property is the ultimate dream.”
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“When in doubt, blow something up.”
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“I'm all for crossovers if they benefit the individual books.”
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“Like everyone else, I am going to die. But the words - the words live on for as long as there are readers to see them, audiences to hear them. It is immortality by proxy. It is not really a bad deal, all things considered.”
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“When you walk into a movie theater, you don't walk out half-way through, and then come back the next day to watch the rest of it.”
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“Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone... the path follows you and rolls up behind you as you walk, forcing the next person to find their own way.”
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“Half-way through any big project, everyone forgets what they're doing.”
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“As kids, we spontaneously sing and dance and tell stories, and along the way, someone comes and says, 'No. You shouldn't be doing that.' And we slowly begin to unlearn our passions. I think you have to hold on to those things.”
-- J. Michael StraczynskiSource : "Q&A: Changeling Writer J. Michael Straczynski". Interview with Gilbert Cruz, content.time.com. October 23, 2008.
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“I've worked on high visibility shows that weren't always the best, and low visibility shows that I love but that didn't have the PR behind them.”
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“Follow your passion. The rest will attend to itself. If I can do it, anybody can do it. It's possible. And it's your turn. So go for it. It's never too late to become what you always wanted to be in the first place.”
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“A lot of television tends to assume that audiences don't have the attention span or the IQ to follow a lot of stuff.”
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“For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest.”
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“People in a cluster are bound to each other automatically, and can see each other automatically.”
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“All love is unrequited. All of it.”
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“Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth.”
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“I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront the universe with good intentions in your heart, it will reflect that and reward your intent. Usually. It just doesn't always do it in the way you expect.”
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“Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.”
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“You can't always relate to the big action things, but you can relate to small moments.”
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“Science fiction shows are traditionally about the gimmick or the gadget and tend to be emotionally cool to the touch.”
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“Budget grows out of the story. If you're writing a story with people caught in an elevator for most of the film, you're pretty sure it won't be a $200 million movie.”
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“When you're writing a story in bits and pieces, month in and month out, there really isn't time or space for reflection, no room to learn what those scripts had to teach you.”
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