Ryan North Quotes

Most comic scriptwriters are very bad. The artists are good, but the writers are so bad.

I used to publish these stories in 32-page comics, and I would either do short stories or break the long ones up into chunks so there would be some variety inside the comic. But since then, people have been doing more and more long, standalone works, and the term 'graphic novel' has sort of become the codified term now.

I'm really happy that more and more people are making their own comics. I remember how daunting it was for me to just put pen to paper, page by page, until you had a finished comic, but the way new creators are doing that and bravely bringing their unique voices and experiences to their work is really inspiring.

All you ever really want is a great character and great writing. As an actor, that's the juiciest sandwich you could ever ask for.

Considering my specialization in architecture, I'm not surprised that the first graphic novel to thoroughly engage, not to say captivate, me is Chip Kidd and Dave Taylor's 'Batman: Death by Design.'

The pleasure from acting comes from having great writing to work with. If it's well written and the character is interesting, then, as an actor, that's the raw material I need.

I'm actually a little comic nerd myself.

If you get a bad script, then you start expending energy trying to make a silk purse of a sow's ear. When the script's as good as those on 'Game of Thrones,' say, I don't think there was a single occasion where any of us thought there was a bad scene.

I think the script is the key. Regardless of how great everybody else is working on a film, if you're working on a script that you don't think is great, you're not gonna be able to make a great film. Whereas if the script is great, then you can.

I think I've been able to build up a wide range of styles in storytelling, using comics in different ways from project to project. I think my art has become more accomplished, although I try to keep it from becoming slick or superficial.

The play is one of the very few pieces of great dramatic and comic writing that I have read in a long, long time. I was drawn to it because of the power of the writing, which gives me the actor a chance to explore many facets of myself.

I like good stories above all else... and kickin' art really goes the final stretch to ensure a comic is good.

Well, there's no question that a good script is an absolutely essential, maybe the essential thing for a movie.

Seth Meyers and I wrote a 'Spider-Man' comic.

Give me a good script, and I'll be a hundred times better as a director.

I never really read comics. I bought them, and I would draw them.

I am a big fan of the web comic 'Strong Female Protagonist,' illustrated by Molly Ostertag.

It's possible for me to make a bad movie out of a good script, but I can't make a good movie from a bad script.

I've read comics all my life and have wanted to write a comic for as long as I can remember. Alex Barnaby and Sam Hooker seemed like the perfect team to make the move into the graphic medium.

I love comics for comics' sake. Always have. Always will.

A lot of times, the idea of a comic will be, 'Wouldn't it be cool if you...' But instead of doing it, I'll draw a comic about it.

You can't make a good movie with a bad script, no matter who's involved.

If you do not have a good script, then no matter what the genre is, the film will not be a success.

I didn't know how to write comics. I had to teach myself.

I kind of hate over-explanation in comics.