Iman Vellani

“It's so awesome to be able to contribute to the official Marvel comics canon.”

“I grew up with the MCU, but when I was in seventh grade, something clicked.”

“My entire personality isn't Islam or being Pakistani - it's just one part my life, and if anything, my entire life was Marvel.”

“I don't know if superpowers would have taken away from the awkwardness of my coming of age.”

“I felt like my culture was taboo, which is so wrong. And I, you know, I felt like everything that my family does was not normal, and then I had to conform to what being normal was.”

“It's hard writing for 16-year-old kids.”

“I went to a very diverse school and its so important to showcase a child of immigrant parents who is proud of their culture, doesn't neglect it and doesn't feel that they need to separate themselves from religion, their family or their culture to become their own person.”

“Any opportunity to play Ms. Marvel or project myself into her in any version, comic book movie, otherwise, I'll be happy to.”

“Even though I went to an arts school and I was doing theatre, no one really said that they were going to do acting in real life. It was such an unattainable thing.”

“If people are excited about something, let them be excited about it. And if you have constructive criticism, voice it - but never be the wet blanket on someone else's excitement.”

“I think when I was like 11 or 12 my Marvel obsession just heightened to the max, and I fully became obsessed with 'Iron Man' and anything to do with 'Iron Man.'”

“Yes, I am obsessed with 'River of Dreams.' It's one of my favorite albums, my favorite song.”

“Life is not all just rom-com-y. There's a lot of ups and downs, especially when you're a teenager.”

“I watch German art house films and then I also work on Marvel movies. And I love both of them equally.”

“We wrapped 'Ms. Marvel' and then in a couple weeks, I was in London for 'The Marvels.' Everything was still pretty fresh, I was in the same headspace coming from the TV show to the film. There was no in-between time. I was Ms. Marvel for like, two years straight. Can't complain!”

“Our book will absolutely reflect all those core themes of identity that the 'Ms. Marvel' comics have consistently explored - only now there's a whole new label that Kamala has to learn to accept. It's going to be pretty crazy.”

“Being a teenager, you go through so much, all your growing pains, and your break-ups, and friendships, and crushes, everything is so heightened. Minor inconveniences feel like the end of the world because you haven't really experienced a lot.”

“My favorite people on the planet are Robert Downey Jr., Billy Joel and Kevin Feige.”

“Any person who was wearing a hat with Marvel Studios' logo on it or a jacket, I would like... I just wanted any job there. I would've been so happy doing anything for free.”

“I grew up in Markham.”