David S. Goyer Quotes

• I like telling stories of imperfect people because most people are imperfect.

  David S. Goyer

  People, Stories, Telling Stories

  "David S. Goyer Explains His ‘Graphic Novel’ Approach to Renaissance Intrigue in ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’". Interview with Alison Willmore, www.indiewire.com. April 9, 2013.

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• I've long said that comic books are the modern equivalent of our Greek myths.

  David S. Goyer

  Book, Long, Greek

  Source: collider.com

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• I relate to the feeling that Da Vinci was often plagued by the idea that what he did wasn't good enough, that he was his harshest critic. He'd sometimes destroy what he was working on.

  David S. Goyer

  Ideas, Feelings, Sometimes

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• When I was a kid, I read many more Marvel comics than I did DC. As I got older, in high school and then in college, I started reading more DC.

  David S. Goyer

  Reading, School, Kids

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• It's ironic: In movies, the most successful films of all time have been sci-fi or fantasy. By far. But a lot of people won't even read science fiction books.

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  Book, Successful, People

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• I believe when you're writing film or television, you can't rely on a crutch or rule that exists outside of the narrative of the film.

  David S. Goyer

  Believe, Writing, Television

  "'Man of Steel's David S Goyer on General Zod Controversy - Spoilers" by Simon Reynolds, www.digitalspy.com. September 24, 2013.

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• I love comic books. I was weaned on them, so it's not like it's a stretch for me, but I have other interests, as well.

  David S. Goyer

  Book, Comic, Interest

  Source: collider.com

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• Da Vinci always seemed like the prototype Tony Stark to me.

  David S. Goyer

  Starks, Prototype

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• I did three or four weeks of work on 'Godzilla' it wasn't a page-one rewrite or anything like that. The term is 'script doctoring,' is what I did on it.

  David S. Goyer

  Three, Four, Pages

  "David S. Goyer Talks His Involvement with GODZILLA and THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO" by Adam Chitwood, collider.com. April 4, 2013.

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• During my career I’ve enjoyed re-invigorating and contextualizing classic characters that are relatable to contemporary audiences.

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  Character, Careers, Classic

  "David Goyer to Direct 'Count of Monte Cristo' Remake (Exclusive)" by Borys Kit, www.hollywoodreporter.com. March 18, 2013.

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• I always felt that if we ever encountered an alien species, they wouldn't look like us or even be humanoid, like 'E.T.'

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  Looks, Aliens, Species

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• I honestly love nothing better than digging into a really good serialized show, whether it's 'Breaking Bad' or 'Game of Thrones' or 'Justified.'

  David S. Goyer

  Games, Digging, Thrones

  "David S. Goyer Explains His ‘Graphic Novel’ Approach to Renaissance Intrigue in ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’". Interview with Alison Willmore, www.indiewire.com. April 9, 2013.

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• Mysticism and the supernatural are embedded in the show - it's called 'Da Vinci's Demons' for a reason, and it's not just metaphorical.

  David S. Goyer

  Demon, Reason, Embedded

  "David S. Goyer Explains His ‘Graphic Novel’ Approach to Renaissance Intrigue in ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’". Interview with Alison Willmore, www.indiewire.com. April 9, 2013.

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• I grew up reading comic books, pulp books, mystery and science fiction and fantasy. I'm a geek; I make no pretensions otherwise. It's the stuff that I love writing about. I like creating worlds.

  David S. Goyer

  Book, Reading, Writing

  "David S. Goyer Explains His ‘Graphic Novel’ Approach to Renaissance Intrigue in ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’". Interview with lison Willmore, www.indiewire.com. April 9, 2013.

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• I'm a big comic book geek and I've been reading comic books since pretty much since I was five or six in 1971 or something like that. So, I mean, I read it all and there's certainly a lot of different iterations of Superman that I personally have enjoyed more than others.

  David S. Goyer

  Book, Reading, Mean

  Source: collider.com

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• I think I regard any history in quotes, because just like science, we're constantly revising science, we're constantly revising history.

  David S. Goyer

  Thinking, Regard, Revising

  Source: collider.com

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• Superman is not as innately cool as Batman.

  David S. Goyer

  "'Man of Steel's' David S. Goyer Delivers BAFTA, BFI Screenwriters' Lecture" by Stuart Kemp, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 23, 2013.

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• I think if we ever encountered aliens, even communicating with them would be really, really difficult.

  David S. Goyer

  Thinking, Would Be, Aliens

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• I think there's really only been one successful video game adaptation, and that was probably Tomb Raider. Whether or not you thought it was a good movie, it was successful financially.

  David S. Goyer

  Successful, Thinking, Games

  "David S. Goyer talks Dark Knight, Superman and Call of Duty: Black Ops". Interview with Stuart Dredge, www.theguardian.com. September 24, 2013.

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• Once we start seeing video games that have more memorable characters, you'll see better movie adaptations.

  David S. Goyer

  Memorable, Character, Games

  "David S. Goyer talks Dark Knight, Superman and Call of Duty: Black Ops" by Stuart Dredge, www.theguardian.com. September 24, 2013.

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