Here are the best quotes from Stan Lee (1922-2018), creator of some of the most widely read superhero comics in the world; Spiderman, Hulk, X-Men, Thor, among others. His work is part of the cultural art of the 20th and 21st century.
And it is that there are several generations that have grown up with these fictional heroes and have dreamed of having some of the extraordinary powers with which they saved the world.
Born to immigrant parents, Stan Lee began working at the Marvel company, an empire that to this day continues to generate the illusion of children and adults, and earning billions of dollars.
You may also be interested in these superhero phrases.
1- "With great power comes great responsibility."
2- “I have never had a lap dance in Tampa or any other part of Florida. If there ever was such a dance, I don't think I would have liked to argue on television with the girls who were there.
3- “I'm a frustrated actor, so I'm going to try to beat Alfred Hithcock in his cameo number. I'm going to break his record. "
4- "We would all like to have superpowers since we would all like more than we can do."
5- “The only advice I can give is, if you want to be a writer, write. And read a lot, read everything you can ".
6- “Nobody has a perfect life. Everyone wants something they don't have but can't find the way to get it ”.
7- "There is only someone who is almighty and his greatest weapon is love."
8- "Excelsior!"
9- "I don't see the need to retire as long as I'm having a good time."
10- “I used to feel ashamed because, while I was a comic book writer, other people were building bridges or pursuing medical careers. But then I realized that entertainment is one of the most important things in life. Without it we would sink. Now I feel that if you are able to entertain people, you are doing something good. "
11- "It turns out that now they want to make a movie of my life and I wonder," What the hell are they writing in the script? I have never been arrested, I have not taken drugs and I have been with the same wife for 54 years… Where is the interest?
12- “If Shakespeare and Michelangelo were alive today, and if they decided to make a comic, Shakespeare could write the script and Michelangelo could draw it. Would anyone doubt that this would not be a way of making art? ”.
13- "If you make a powerful character, without any vulnerability, I don't think it will be so interesting for the reader."
14- “I never thought that Spiderman would become the world icon that he is today. I just hoped his comics would sell well and keep me in my job. "
15- “I try not to do anything similar to what I did before. We have a great universe here, full of new ideas ”.
16- "We all need an idol, and sometimes you have to look for it in fiction."
17- “Man is not an island. And if you can have a friend who is complicated and a complex person, much better ”.
18- “The fans are wonderful. And they make it difficult for you, because the fans can turn against you in a second if you make a mistake or disappoint them. Thanks to the fans, the product you end up creating is probably better than it would have been if they hadn't been there, because you're terrified of disappointing them. "
19- “The most important thing is to be busy. If you are busy working you don't have time to worry about serious problems in life. "
20- “When you work with talented people, they inspire you. And one hopes to inspire them too. "
21- "It is necessary to inject a little philosophy or something, so that the reader can reflect when reading the stories."
22- “Every time you think you have a good name, discover that someone else already has it. Making stories is not that difficult, but making a good title is the hardest part ”.
23- “I never thought that I would accept or reject business proposals, almost everything they offered me sounded funny”.
24- "I'm not a prophet, but he predicts that comics will always be valuable."
25- "If Achilles did not have his heel, possibly today you would not know him."