237 Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

When a book of mine comes out, I instantly go hunting the net, not for praise, but for criticism, because that's how you learn, from people who don't have to be polite to you.

When it comes down to it, the reason that science fiction endures is that it is, at its core, an optimistic genre. What it says at the end of the day is that there is a tomorrow, we do go on, we don't extinguish ourselves and leave the planet to the cockroaches.

When writers don't know what to do with a character, they build up the supporting cast and universe to kind of hide that fact. After a while, you can no longer see the character for the underbrush. When that happens, you need to bring out the weed-whacker to clear some of that away so you can focus on the main character.

I don't start writing a script until I can see it all in my head, then it's a matter of getting it down in white heat.

My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out.

To me, science fiction is about the sense of mystery, the sense of awe. Not 'shock and awe', just 'awe.'

A movie is a movie and a book is a book, and they have different rules.

Everyone in the entertainment business gets crappy contracts when we start out, and into the middle of our careers. It's the nature of the business.

I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.