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" Here's the deal: 25 years' worth of Deadpool. This movie comes out 25 years to the day we published him at Marvel, and you couldn't get a better gift if you're a 'Deadpool' fan. "

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" Give me a celebrity, I'll give you your haters. Some people shine, and some people don't like when they shine. Ask Barack Obama - he'll tell you. "

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" I'm not a fan of the Michael Keaton 'Batman,' which came out in 1989. "

" Carter Hall is a cross between Indiana Jones and Robert Langdon from 'Da Vinci Code' and 'Angels and Demons.' "

" Ryan is Deadpool. Look, Ryan Reynolds, he's gone through that same career arc; the guy is ridiculously talented. He has a huge, huge passion for 'Deadpool.' "

" If you only see 'No Country for Old Men' and 'Sicario,' you've seen two great, totally separate Josh Brolin performances. "

" Anything that is good influences the next thing. It's inevitable. I believe that Hollywood influences the comics, and the comics influence Hollywood - it's a cycle. "

" I've had really hard struggles in my life. "

" I'm just a guy drawing comics. Guys knocking other guys through buildings. Guys flipping tanks over on each other. I'm just trying to be true to what I liked as a kid. "

" I had seen this comic called 'Invincible' created by two people I had never heard of before, Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker, and I was a huge fan. 'Invincible' probably had five or six issues under the belt, and the book was so impressive to me, I was surprised that I had never heard of them before. It's like they came out wholly formed. "

" 'New Mutants' is the absolute definition of a broken down jalopy, and I took it on, and I just remade it... That's why I was so cocky and confident: because I was like, 'I just turned around this broken down comic book with products of my imagination.' "

" The '90s was a great period for the fans that were collecting at that time. Comics sold at an all-time high and reached the largest audience in our modern age, and the energy in our business was fantastic. Any bad feelings from fans of that era were a result of the poor delivery of the product we sold them. "

" Even if it flops, when you're sitting at the drawing table, you dream about seeing your work on the big screen, no matter what. "

" I never thought we'd live in an age where we'd get to 2008's 'Iron Man,' which I think is a perfect movie. "

" Domino is all about... as an actress and as the character that is going to be on the screen, you already allude to it: it's all about the sass. "

" We can't be beholden to the past. "

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" As to Batman, turns out I really prefer Robin over the Dark Knight. "

" People have debated both sides of the Liefeld influence, good and bad, and I maintain the sales and the results of that time bear out that people love that stuff. "

" As a kid, my favorite book, up until 'X-Men,' was 'Avengers.' What does Captain America have? He has a shield. What does Thor have? He has a hammer. What does Hawkeye have? He has a bow and arrow. That's why Cable came with weapons. That's why Deadpool had swords and machine guns and pistols. It's like, let's weaponize these dudes. "

" I love 'Captain America.' I love those fight sequences, but I've seen them multiple times. "

" Captain America and the Avengers were my favorite characters as a kid. "

" I love drawing Ryan Reynolds in his Deadpool costume. He looks amazing and is the true embodiment of the Merc with a Mouth! "

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" 'X-Force' #1 sold 5 million copies. By default, the second issue dipped and did 1.3 million copies. But the cover of 'X-Force' #2 is Deadpool. It's not X-Force, It's Deadpool. "

" I've always had a fortunate knack for grabbing young talent and giving them a break. "

" I've loved Hawkman since I was really young. "

" Mercenaries, to me, were always able to switch sides because they're motivated by cash. Deadpool has always been a shifty bastard. "

" Long before it was 'Raided' and 'Lost' with Indiana Jones, the Ark of the Covenant was originally stolen from the Israelites by The Philistines; The Ark of the Covenant was the nuclear bomb of its age: when activated, it was devastating. "

" I ended up making my name at Marvel, but I've always desired greater access to the DCU characters. Bottom line: I'm a huge fan. "

" We've gotten into this 'family friend' space, and 'Deadpool' trashes it. "