29 Quotes by Chris Roberson

Everything is improved by the judicious application of primates.

So many of the fantasy stories I encountered growing up were set in worlds that were largely modelled on medieval Europe in one way or another. Lots of white folks in feudal societies, castles and kings, that kind of thing.

One of the things that fascinates me most about the toys of the Sixties and Seventies is that they were characters without stories, as such.

My 7-year-old daughter is not shy of telling me she can draw better than me, and she's right.

I grew up on all of the great spy movies and TV series of the Sixties - not just Bond, but Derek Flint and the Avengers and Modesty Blaise and the Man from UNCLE and on and on. Every time I sit down to work on Cinderella, I'm writing a love letter to all of those characters.

I grew up in the '70s and '80s, at a time that I'd argue was the absolute golden age of American popular culture. Because not only did we have all of the fantastic new stuff in print and on screens, but we had a constant supply of everything that came before, as well.

If we're talking about someone creating something new, those rights are fairly well defined (in the United States, at least) under existing copyright law. But then there's often discussion about the rights of people who produce works under work-for-hire arrangements, which can be far more subtle and nuanced.

I have consumed so many Weisinger-era Superman comics that they ooze back out through my pores!

I'm always really comfortable writing strong, smart ladies. That's kind of my bailiwick.