I Think I've Got 12... Superman, Batman,

I Am Always Nostalgic Being In New York. Every Neighborhood Represents Something To Me. I Lived Here Until I Was 60 Years Old Or So. So It Was My Life.

I Was In The Beginning When [comic Book Superheroes] Started, But Not Anymore. Now I Expect It. I've Gotten Very Used To It.

I Thought It Would Be Fun To Take The Kind Of Character That Nobody Would Like, None Of Our Readers Would Like, And Shove Him Down Their Throats And Make Them Like Him.

You Remember When Tobey Maguire Was First Selected, Most Of The Fans Were Angry. They Felt, What Kind Of A Guy Is That For A Superhero? Nobody Thought It Was A Good Idea. Yet He Turned Out To Be Great. The People At Marvel Who Do These Things Are Really Pretty Smart. If They Chose This Guy, He'll Probably Be Terrific.

Technology Isn't A Villain. Technology Should Help, But If You Just Use The Technology For The Sake Of Technology, Then You're Cheating Your Audience. You're Not Giving Them The Best Story And The Best Direction And So Forth.