J. Michael Straczynski Quotes

It's great that in the German language I've sold almost 30 million books. Isn't that amazing?

Jerry and I hoped that it would be a popular bestseller.

I was given a chance to re-haul 'New Mutants' and take it from the dog of the 'X-Men' office to 1 million copies with its final issue.

I would very much like to become a best-selling author.

I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realise that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation.

Time Inc. has amazing titles - really great content.

Right after 'Desperate' sold to China, we were the most watched show around the world at the time. That's really something great to be a part of.

I mean, I wasn't stupid. I knew we'd make money and sell a lot of Dune books.

I have great family and good friends; the stories I told became popular, and people all over the world bought them.

Why I have had such a huge career and why I have sold over four million books, is that people can do what I share with them to do.

Back in the early 1970s, what got me and another 400,000 kids out of bed without needing to be called twice was the latest issue of The Amazing Spider-Man.

My time on TV has been awesome; between 'Party Of Five' and 'Ghost Whisperer,' I've been severely lucky in great long runs on TV series that were attached to the heart and got into the audiences' hearts.

I hadn't read comics really before coming in to shooting the original 'Thor.' During that and beforehand, I read stacks and got my head around it all. We reference, especially when we were putting the script together before we started shooting, other stories.

B is for bestseller.

The fact people think that when you sell a lot of books you are not a serious writer is a great insult to the readership. I get a little angry when people try to say such a thing.

I was very pleased, obviously, to have outsold such great writers. But I'm not insane - I do realize that I am a popular writer who people buy to take on vacation.

I mean, why am I considered an 'it girl?' Because I'm in a lot of movies right now or am on the covers of magazines? I just hope there is something solid behind that. Because here's the thing with 'it girl' status. It's great and amazing that anybody is saying that at all. But how long does that last?

Believe me, I don't take that lightly. To have struck gold twice with 'Rent' and 'Wicked.' I know it's rare and I'm very lucky to have that kind of phenomenon in my life. They're not just great shows, they're shows that resonate with young audiences.

X-Men is massive, like nothing I've ever experienced. But great in its own way.

Yeah, I was a local hero. It was great for me, 'cos I had a full house every night all night seven nights a week for five years that I played. The next five years I just played five days a week, but I still had a full house every night.

I certainly hope to be a great publisher, and if people want to love me, too, that's even better.

When I go outside of L.A., no matter where it is, really anywhere I go, people will be stopping me or taking pictures or whatever it is. And it's great. It's amazing. I'm just lucky.

When I first came to Def Jam, in '06, all we ever did was win, put up big numbers.

Some books are well-received with critics; other books sell.

I went back and started reading with Thor's first appearance, and my goal is to read all 600-plus issues in a row.