David S. Goyer quotes

David S. Goyer is an American director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in the superhero and science fiction genres. His writing and directing contributions include films such as "Blade," "Batman Begins," and "Man of Steel." He has also created and developed several notable TV series and remains an influential figure in contemporary entertainment. Here are 15 of his quotes:

I think if we ever encountered aliens, even communicating with them would be really, really difficult.

David S. Goyer

During my career I've enjoyed re-invigorating and contextualizing classic characters that are relatable to contemporary audiences.

David S. Goyer

Once we start seeing video games that have more memorable characters, you'll see better movie adaptations.

David S. Goyer

Superman is not as innately cool as Batman.

David S. Goyer

I grew up reading comic books, pulp books, mystery and science fiction and fantasy. I'm a geek; I make no pretensions otherwise. It's the stuff that I love writing about. I like creating worlds.

David S. Goyer

I relate to the feeling that Da Vinci was often plagued by the idea that what he did wasn't good enough, that he was his harshest critic. He'd sometimes destroy what he was working on.

David S. Goyer

It's ironic: In movies, the most successful films of all time have been sci-fi or fantasy. By far. But a lot of people won't even read science fiction books.

David S. Goyer

I did three or four weeks of work on 'Godzilla' it wasn't a page-one rewrite or anything like that. The term is 'script doctoring,' is what I did on it.

David S. Goyer

I always felt that if we ever encountered an alien species, they wouldn't look like us or even be humanoid, like 'E.T.'

David S. Goyer

I think there's really only been one successful video game adaptation, and that was probably 'Tomb Raider.' Whether or not you thought it was a good movie, it was successful financially.

David S. Goyer

Superman has evolved continually in the comic books over the course of 75 years. He couldn't even fly for years in the original comic books. Kryptonite wasn't added until the '60s. All sorts of things like this. If a character is going to remain vital, he does have to change with the times.

David S. Goyer

I think I regard any history in quotes, because just like science, we're constantly revising science, we're constantly revising history. There's no question that various victors throughout history have flat out lied about certain events or written themselves into things, and then you come along and you find out that this disproves that.

David S. Goyer

Mysticism and the supernatural are embedded in the show - it's called 'Da Vinci's Demons' for a reason, and it's not just metaphorical.

David S. Goyer