Why I enjoyed doing Iron Man because it opened me up to this new world where fans are so passionate.
I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it.
It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them.
What chiefly concerns and alarms many of us are the problems arising from religious fanaticism. As long as large numbers of militant enthusiasts are persuaded that they alone have access to the truth, and that the rest of us are infidels, we remain under threat. Lord Acton's famous phrase about power can be used of another danger. Dogma tends to corrupt, and absolute dogma corrupts absolutely.
It is true that many creative people fail to make mature personal relationships, and some are extremely isolated. It is also true that, in some instances, trauma, in the shape of early separation or bereavement, has steered the potentially creative person toward developing aspects of his personality which can find fulfillment in comparative isolation. But this does not mean that solitary, creative pursuits are themselves pathological.
Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.
The human spirit is not indestructible; but a courageous few discover that, when in hell, they are granted a glimpse of heaven.
I will never stop trying to find new ways to promote healthy living. It's my passion and my mission to help others understand what's necessary for our bodies to function properly.
If I forget, then it might as well never have happened. Memory is liberty.
A stereotype becomes a stereotype when a significant percentage of the population appears to conform to it.
We are being swallowed up by the popular culture of the United States, but then the Americans are being swallowed up by it too. It's just as much a threat to American culture as it is to ours.