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Len Wein Quotes: "Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes."

Art is always in the eyes of the beholder. Only posterity has the right to point out our mistakes.



Len Wein Quotes: "When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes."

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.




Len Wein Quotes: "It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on."

It all depends on which side of the desk you're sitting on.



Len Wein Quotes: "I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips."

I always wanted to fire rays out of my fingertips.




Len Wein Quotes: "I think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms."

I think jazz and comic books are probably the two uniquely American art forms.



Len Wein Quotes: "In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home."

In general, shorter is better. If you can encapsulate your idea into a single captivating sentence, you're halfway home.



Len Wein Quotes: "A writer writes. Period. No matter if someone is buying your work or not."

A writer writes. Period. No matter if someone is buying your work or not.




Len Wein Quotes: "I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort."

I realized the only thing I owed my audience was my own judgment and my own best effort.



Len Wein Quotes: "People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story."

People who were more concerned with themselves and looking good to their readers then they were with the characters sacrificed a series for the sake of a story.



Len Wein Quotes: "I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt."

I've had editors over the years who couldn't find a clue if it was stapled to their butt.



Len Wein Quotes: "Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title."

Unfortunately, there are writers whose only concern is how good they could make themselves look on a title.



Len Wein Quotes: "I would like immortality."

I would like immortality.




Len Wein Quotes: "I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important."

I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important.



Len Wein Quotes: "In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be able to hire you."

In these litigious times, if you're a beginner, it's becoming harder and harder to get your work to the people who might actually be able to hire you.



Len Wein Quotes: "Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff."

Lord of the Rings, I think, is far and away the most brilliantly done stuff.



Len Wein Quotes: "If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong."

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong.



Len Wein Quotes: "What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has."

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.



Len Wein Quotes: "You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end."

You can read a dozen different textbooks or how-to manuals that will tell you the basic rules of what makes a story - a beginning, a middle, and an end.



Len Wein Quotes: "I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point."

I hate the crazy, neurotic characters beyond a certain point.



Len Wein Quotes: "There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin, our universe will instantly be destroyed."

There is an ancient legend which warns that, should we ever learn our true origin, our universe will instantly be destroyed.



Len Wein Quotes: "I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach."

I've always thought of myself as an organic writer, rather than a cerebral one. I feel my way along as I go, hoping I'll get to the place I intend to reach.



Len Wein Quotes: "When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics."

When someone writes to tell me something I've written made them laugh or cry, I've done my job and done it well. The rest is all semantics.



Len Wein Quotes: "When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine."

When I got my first glimpse of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, my breath caught. In that single instant, he was Wolverine.



Len Wein Quotes: "I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the past."

I think there's something inherently dishonest in trying to go back and mess with the past.



Len Wein Quotes: "It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I'm working for another editor, I'm obliged to follow their vision."

It's all about who's where on the food chain. When I'm the story editor, I expect my writers to follow my vision. When I'm working for another editor, I'm obliged to follow their vision.



Len Wein Quotes: "Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could."

Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could.



Len Wein Quotes: "I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core."

I try to find what makes even the worst, most despicable character sympathetic at his or her core.



Len Wein Quotes: "The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?"

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?



Len Wein Quotes: "I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow."

I try not to violate what came before me and to leave lots of wiggle room for those who will follow.



Len Wein Quotes: "These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here."

These days, it seems that if you're not already in place, you can't get there from here.



Len Wein Quotes: "I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me."

I'm a neurotic New York Jew by birth. Creating characters is second nature to me.



Len Wein Quotes: "I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design."

I became an art major, took every art class my school had to offer. In college, I majored in Advertising Art and Design.



Len Wein Quotes: "I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. I was hooked."

I was a very sickly kid. While I was in the hospital at age 7, my Dad brought me a stack of comic books to keep me occupied. I was hooked.



Len Wein Quotes: "I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw."

I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw.



Len Wein Quotes: "I've never had to work out of the arts. I've always either been a writer or an editor, or something where I've made my living from doing what I love. You can't get any better than that."

I've never had to work out of the arts. I've always either been a writer or an editor, or something where I've made my living from doing what I love. You can't get any better than that.



Len Wein Quotes: "I've always been the audience that I wanted to reach, so I write for myself."

I've always been the audience that I wanted to reach, so I write for myself.



Len Wein Quotes: "I'm still a fanboy geek. I always will be. In many ways, if my work still resonates with the audience, it's because I'm still writing from the point of view of the fan, so I'm geeked out constantly."

I'm still a fanboy geek. I always will be. In many ways, if my work still resonates with the audience, it's because I'm still writing from the point of view of the fan, so I'm geeked out constantly.



Len Wein Quotes: "My father brought me my first stack of comics, when I was seven years old and in the hospital. I was not a well child. And that's where my love for comics began."

My father brought me my first stack of comics, when I was seven years old and in the hospital. I was not a well child. And that's where my love for comics began.



Len Wein Quotes: "There are very few of us, who reach my advanced age, who are still working in the business, as writers. As artists, people can hang out longer."

There are very few of us, who reach my advanced age, who are still working in the business, as writers. As artists, people can hang out longer.



Len Wein Quotes: "The curse of comic book adaptations, when I was younger, was that the director or producer would go, "Don't worry about it, it's just a comic book.""

The curse of comic book adaptations, when I was younger, was that the director or producer would go, "Don't worry about it, it's just a comic book."



Len Wein Quotes: "I consider myself the luckiest man in the world. I have spent a lifetime doing what I love."

I consider myself the luckiest man in the world. I have spent a lifetime doing what I love.



Len Wein Quotes: "The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes."

The villain is always more entertaining because he has fewer limitations. The hero is bound by honor, by justice and by the law, sometimes.



Len Wein Quotes: "Never be embarrassed by the things you cannot do. Be embarrassed by the things you can do and don't do well."

Never be embarrassed by the things you cannot do. Be embarrassed by the things you can do and don't do well.