J. Michael Straczynski
"I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck."
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"I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck."
"لقد كتبتُ في كلّ فنٍّ أدبيٍّ سوى الشعر، فهو الفنّ الذي لا أُتقنه."
J. Michael Straczynski
"There's a rule of writing: if everything is funny, nothing is funny; if everything is sad, nothing is sad. You want that contrast."
"قاعدة في الكتابة تقول: إذا كان كل شيء مضحكًا، فلا شيء مضحك؛ وإذا كان كل شيء حزينًا، فلا شيء حزين. أنت بحاجة إلى ذلك التباين."
J. Michael Straczynski
"Every time I got 'Amazing Spider-Man' or 'Fantastic Four' or another book firmly on the rails, we got pulled into some big event book or crossover and it cost momentum and messed badly with the pacing and structure of the book."
"كلما أرسيتُ دعائم "سبايدر-مان المذهل" أو "فنتاستك فور" أو أي كتاب آخر على مساره الصحيح، كنا نُجَرّ إلى حدثٍ كبير أو تقاطع قصصي، فيُفقدنا الزخم ويُربك الإيقاع والبنية السردية للكتاب إرباكاً شديداً."
J. Michael Straczynski
"People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives."
"يُسرف الناس في البحث عن من يلومون، ويُهدِرون طاقاتهم في اختلاق الأعذار لعدم بلوغ ما هم قادرون عليه، بينما لا يبذلون ما يكفي من الجهد ليضعوا أنفسهم على المحك، وينموا متجاوزين ماضيهم، ويمضوا قُدُماً في حياتهم."
J. Michael Straczynski
"For a lot of people, Superman is and has always been America's hero. He stands for what we believe is the best within us: limitless strength tempered by compassion, that can bear adversity and emerge stronger on the other side. He stands for what we all feel we would like to be able to stand for, when standing is hardest."
J. Michael Straczynski
"I've always been kind of a mutt creatively. I started off in journalism, and I've actually done more police and procedural shows than I've ever done science fiction shows. I was on 'Murder She Wrote,' I was on 'Walker, Texas Ranger,' I was on 'Jake and the Fat Man."
J. Michael Straczynski
"We are in a tech-heavy society, plunging headlong into an unknown future. Science fiction is what allows you to stand back and analyze the impact of that and put it in context of how it affects people."
J. Michael Straczynski
"Here's the miracle: I grew up thinking, 'Wouldn't it be great to write 'Superman' someday? Wouldn't it be great to create my own show, or work on 'Lensman,' or 'Forbidden Planet' Those were very literally the goals I set for myself, the dreams that I thought I didn't have a chance in hell of ever actually achieving. But it's happened."
J. Michael Straczynski
"There's a lot of comics writers out there whose work I appreciate and who are nice guys. I really want to work with guys I really respect and enjoy."
J. Michael Straczynski
"Avoid the tyranny of the reasonable voice...it will guarantee a complacency of never trying anything adventurous..."
J. Michael Straczynski
"We walk in dark places no others will enter. We stand on the bridge and no one may pass. We live for the One. We die for the One. -- the Ranger oath"
J. Michael Straczynski
"The future is all around us, waiting in moments of transition to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of the future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain."
J. Michael Straczynski
"A good story should provoke discussion, debate, argument...and the occasional bar fight."
J. Michael Straczynski
"Understanding is a three edged sword: your side, their side, and the truth."
J. Michael Straczynski
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