Brian K. Vaughan quotes

Comics are essentially films with fewer frames per second. (Brian K. Vaughan)
If a good editor will let me tell my story with the right artist, I'm happy. View quote
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I, for example, am a pompous asshole, but my comics are genius! View quote
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After 9/11, I knew I wanted to write about power and identity and the way Americans on all sides of the political spectrum often mythologize our leaders, which are themes that the superhero genre has always handled really well. View quote
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Comics brought me to the dance. It'll always be my first loyalty. View quote
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I'm the one who started spreading that particular factoid, about Bendis, Azz and me all being bald Brian's from Cleveland, just to get my name mentioned in the same sentence as two much-better writers, and it's worked like a goddamn charm. Next up, I'm going to grow a big, disgusting beard, just so people will start talking about Alan Moore and me in the same breath. View quote
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Not a word of my writing has ever been changed by another person's hands, and I don't think many screenwriters can say that. View quote
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Fantasy/science-fiction stories have been around almost as long as each genre, but every hybrid now lives in the shadow of 'Star Wars.' View quote
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When I was in college, I was belittling the woman who later become my wife for not knowing who Boba Fett was, and she responded by asking me if I knew who the Prime Minister of Israel was. Surprisingly? Not Mon Mothma. View quote
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I've always thought of fantasy as a genre of best-case scenarios, and horror as a genre of worst-case scenarios. View quote
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Your own creations are your own children; you gave life to them, so you'll always have, if not more passion to them, more connections to them. (Brian K. Vaughan)
It's TV shows like BUFFY and ANGEL that usually have an incredible cliffhanger every commercial break that amaze me. View quote
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All writing is the same: It's just making up lies until it starts to sound like the truth. That's what I do. View quote
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My mom once told me that a good relationship isn't where the other person makes you feel better, but where they make *you* better. View quote
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Fans of my books have just been supremely nice. View quote
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In film, you have the luxury of accomplishing what you need in 24 frames every second. Comics, you only have five or six panels a page to do that. View quote
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I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women. View quote
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But nothing warps time quite like childhood. View quote
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Doesn't matter if it's personal or professional, a good partnership takes work. View quote
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They hurt you. You hurt 'em back. Or maybe it is the other way around. Whatever. Someday you might find a way to forgive each other. But it won't be like it used to 'cause that pain never really goes away. View quote
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Happy endings are bullshit. There are only happy pauses. (Brian K. Vaughan)
The biggest inspiration for everything I do is, of course, my wife, playwright Ruth McKee. View quote
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For a lot of arcane shipping reasons, new comics, even digital ones, have a long history of only being released on Wednesdays. View quote
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Violence is stupid. Even as a last resort, it only ever begets more of the same. View quote
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There are only three forms of high art: the symphony, the illustrated children's book and the board game. View quote
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