Quotes by Brian K. Vaughan

About Brian K. Vaughan:

Brian K. Vaughan is an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, Pride of Baghdad, and Saga.
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Everything good in New York used to be something awful, I guess." "And everything awful used to be something good.

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Fuck the Bureau! Their entire outfit is half the size of the NYPD. I've got more officers who speak Arabic in one precinct that you guys have in the entire D.O.D.!

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How is it possible that our parents lied to us?" "Lets see: Santa, the Tooth Fairy,the Easter bunny,um, God. You're the prettiest kid in school. This wont hurt a bit. Your face will freeze like that..." "Everythings going to be alright.

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If there's an opposite of a honeymoon, it's the week after a couple's first child is born.

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When a man carries an instrument of violence, he'll always find the justification to use it. If we really want to escape this war, we have to stop bringing it with us.

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You're the one saying how vital offing these kids and grabbing their brat is to the war effort, right? Well, I'm telling you I need way more cash to do it right, so-- Lying. How have you not murdered that creature by now? Oh, I've tried.

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But nothing warps time quite like childhood

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There's an old saying, Zill. Freedom can't be given, only earned.

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Ciba: "I thought you were supposed to be some big brave war hero. What about that goddamn gold star you polish every night?" Natalya: "You know what this shiny piece of tin is, you fucking space cadet? It's the way stupid boys trick other stupid boys...

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You're right that not everything we do has to have some kind of social agenda, but that doesn't mean it can only be anesthetizing crap.

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It's cool because I think 'Ex Machina' is a little bit under the radar, which is always when I do my best work - when I feel like no one's paying attention.

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I like animal sidekicks. They seem to be a pretty cool trope of post-apocalyptic fiction - just because if you're going to have this lone protagonist, they're going to need someone to talk to. Dogs are overused, and cats are dumb. So that leaves monk...

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Having children changes you forever, as a writer and as a human being. I hope it's for the better on both counts, but I guess we'll see.

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For a lot of arcane shipping reasons, new comics, even digital ones, have a long history of only being released on Wednesdays.

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That was the appealing thing about comics: There literally is no budget in comics. You're only limited by your imagination.

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I sort of jumped out of movies and into the lifeboat of comics. I loved it right away. It was the opposite of film school. Whatever was in my imagination could end up in the finished product. There were just no limitations.

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I never like to talk about my own politics, but whether you're left, right or center, the 2008 race was definitely good drama.

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I don't think anything connects with an audience as deeply as a long-form serialized drama, and much as I love television, I've always found a good ongoing comics series to be much more immersive.

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It's interesting - I think superheroes get much more unfair derision. There are so many good superhero books being done. Science fiction is almost more reputable, I guess, at least a step up from poor superheroes.

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I wanted to write a story about a future where everyone has a secret identity, in part because the Internet no longer exists.

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Author Bio

  • NameBrian K. Vaughan
  • DescriptionAmerican screenwriter, comic book creator
  • BornMarch 15, 1976
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Author