A biography for Brian Azzarellohasn’t been written yet.
“I really like language - and slang in particular, and just the shorthand we use when we communicate with people.”
“Once you're president, there's blood on your hands - there's no way around it.”
“Good people struggle against what's imperfect about them. The people that we call 'bad' people embrace that kind of stuff, embrace the darker side.”
“I have never met a feminist who didn't have a father.”
“Writing 'The Spirit' is really fun.”
“This thing is such a ripple, the way lives are affected by gentrification. On one hand, yes, you're cleaning up this area, you're making it more livable for people. But you're not saying anything about the people that live there.”
“What's the trick to writing a good bad guy? Well, for me, it's always been the idea that you pit yourself against authority, you know? I think that's what it takes - and then you can write villainous characters.”
“Noir deals with the disenfranchised: people who can't catch a break under normal circumstances. In noir books, you root for these people, but you know they are going to fail. That's what makes them so compellingly human. I can relate to that kind of stuff.”
“When something is well-crafted, you know it, and the enjoyment comes from experiencing it.”
“Denny O'Neil did some great things with Joker - I thought Greg Rucka used him really well in 'Gotham Central.'”
“One of the problems in modern comics is that they keep referencing themselves endlessly.”
“I'm interested in damaged people because we've all been roughed up in one way or another.”
“When I was writing about Gotham in 'Broken City,' I was writing about Chicago. I just substituted the names.”
“Characters with questionable morals are sexy.”
“I'm not the monthly comic guy, and I never really have been.”
“Everybody's got scars. It's not so unique.”
“I like being a cult figure.”
“People have told me that the dialogue in '100 Bullets' is very realistic. I don't agree.”
“Wonder Woman is not horrible. Her villains should be.”
“I'm a Cubs season ticket holder.”