Kurt Busiek quotes

I like superheroes. I like the drama of it, the stirring, larger-than-life aspect. (Kurt Busiek)
Dracula, if he could see modern corporations, wouldnt like them much. He took care of his people, at least as he saw it. They had very little freedom, but they had a protector. View quote
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At one point, I worked up a list of five requirements for a superhero: superpowers, a costume, a code name, a mission, and a milieu. If the character had three out of the five, they were a superhero. But that's just my definition. View quote
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Youve got to leave the reader with more than just a name and a costume - they need to know who the character is, what theyre like, what kind of attitude they have, what sort of role they play. View quote
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I tend to think that the best face of humanity is that we learn. We explore, we study, we think. View quote
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When you have a novel set in a fictional history, you still should get your history right. View quote
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I wanted to be a writer, but the idea of writing novels or movies seemed really intimidating. I never got more than a few pages into one. View quote
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I don't view Twitter as a promotional tool but as a really, really, really cool cocktail party. View quote
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I'm a writer. I just love telling stories. View quote
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The reason I quit being a sales manager over twenty years now is because I hate elevator pitches. I want to write stories and show people what's in them when they read them, not tell them all about it ahead of time. View quote
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I created lots of characters in high school and college, and the first character I created in pro comics was Liana, Green Lantern of M'Elu, for a backup story in 'Green Lantern #162,' my first professional sale. (Kurt Busiek)

Kurt Busiek

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Photo: Joshin Yamada, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Writer
Born: September 16, 1960
Quotes count: 11