I think about it, and I realize there's been some version of a Batman or Spiderman or Superman franchise since I was a boy, since before I was a boy.

I felt like people really do their best work when they're having a really good time and feel safe to push the envelope and make a jackass out of themselves.

I guess what we know about the Avengers is there's a reason why all of the heroes that we've been meeting, from Thor to Captain America - everybody - they need to work together.

I like anything Jennifer Lawrence is in. She's so beautiful.

Because I'm stern and scolding [the characters] sometimes, I'm sure I'll get a ton of grief.

All the PG-13 superhero movies are depriving me of the gore that I need.

There's very few people, who really thrive creatively under great stress and conflict.

One thing I've learned about the Marvel universe is that it's a little bit like God... if you want to make him laugh, just make a plan.

There's a different set of writers and a different director for the films, but Marvel has turned it into a pretty spectacular job.

There was a day on the set of Iron Man where I said, "I remember some of this stuff. I definitely had some Iron Man books. But, S.H.I.E.L.D. is a little bit of a weak spot for me."

I'm not secretly on the board of Marvel.

None so good that he has no faults, None so wicked that he is worth naught.

I learned about Chinese ceramics and African sculptures, I aired my scanty knowledge of the French Impressionists, and I prospered.

Judgement, not passion should prevail.

I think people really want to see the real because the world is portrayed at such a low level that if you come out with a real wholesome show, people dont want to see that anymore.

I do loathe explanations.

You can play a shoestring if you're sincere.

The planet has survived everything, in its time. It will certainly survive us.

Let's see, for breakfast Rickey will have bacon and eggs, and grits if I can get 'em.

In the particular presence of memorable language we can find a reminder of our ability to know and retain knowledge itself: the brightness wherein all things come to see.

Nutrition trumps genes.