These are the young women [in Stand by Me] that we grew up knowing and hopefully they feel a little rough around the edges, because it’s true to life.
BRIAN K. VAUGHANNext 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.
More Brian K. Vaughan Quotes
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It was interesting looking back at the ’80s and trying to find newspaper headlines from the time – the cliché of history repeating itself.
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What cruel creatures men are. Our bodies tell us to love so many, but there’s room in our hearts for so few.
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Pacifists are like vegans, I’m more of a vegetarian. I enjoy fish and occasional maulings.
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Every issue, the characters and I duke it out. They usually win.
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The appealing thing about comics: There literally is no budget in comics. You’re only limited by your imagination.
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If a good editor will let me tell my story with the right artist, I’m happy.
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I know I’m a grumpy old man, but I’m always more delighted by readers talking about the actual comics than people talking about how eager they are to have their favorite comics be “elevated” into another medium.
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I think there is a possible future where maybe we do just take a hard turn away from the Internet and we do start valuing our privacy again.
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I love that the book [Paper Girls ] gets to kind of evolve and change in each era. Our third storyline is our best so far.
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No. No, first comes boyhood. You get to play with soldiers and spacemen, cowboys and ninjas, pirates and robots. But before you know it, all that comes to an end. And then, Remo Williams, is when the adventure begins.
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A comic script is basically a love letter from you to your artist.
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I like things that are weirdly imaginative and couldn’t be real, but I also like stories that are recognizable and relatable.
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I mean, do you know what you get when you call a suicide hotline in New York city? A busy signal. Literally.
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Life is mostly just learning how to lose.
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I like being around teenagers. It’s good for drama; they feel everything much more intensely than adults do, their lives are much more interesting than ours. They’re mutants. They have these weird bodies that are rebelling against them and changing every day. Teenagers always equal good drama.
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