Kurt Busiek Quotes

I always try to incorporate something in every book that I've never used before. Hopefully, spontaneity will keep readers reading.

Every time I get something that's different than the last thing, I get excited. I don't want to play the same thing, every single time.

If you do the same thing every night, that's the death of music.

I'm someone who always wants to do everything differently. If I have a pattern, I'd rather I didn't have a pattern. I want every book to be unpredictable and new. Damn it!

I have a hatred of familiarity. If I feel like I am doing something I've done before, it feels old and done. I feel I have no choice but to strike out in directions that feel new - anything less just doesn't seem worth it.

You don't want to play the same role twice.

It's great to surprise people. If you do the same thing all over again, which people expect you to do, they're going to get bored.

I didn't want to write the same book over and over.

I never do the same thing twice.

We never do the same set twice.

As soon as I get a typical day, I'll know I'm in trouble. I like doing different things all the time.

I like extremes. I like to change things up and keep from getting complacent or stale.

I never want to repeat the same thing. I always want it to be different from what I've done, and to be not quite sure whether or not I can pull it off, until I hopefully do.

I want each season to feel new and special. I don't want it to feel, "Oh, more of this." That's something that's easy to do in the first three seasons, and harder to do as you go. I'd rather err on the side of blowing up everything and being like, "Why did you do that? There was more story to tell there," and moving the family to Mexico like on Weeds, instead of people going, "Oh, we've seen this already. We're tired of this."

I try my best to find variety in what I'm doing, but there's a lot out there that's the same.

The less routine the more life.

I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various.

I'm not a creature of habit. I like to find things from unexpected sources.

I definitely do like change. I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I don't like the same old thing all the time.

Generally, Hollywood makes the same stories over and over. I've never wanted to do the same thing twice. If a script doesn't surprise me in some way, I simply can't commit to the project.

I love to mix it up. I love to keep doing different things.

Always do something different. Always different things.

People get surprised by my choices. But that comes from me looking for something new.

I always want to do things that are different. I don't want to be doing the same thing, the same performance constantly, and it feels like most people tell you that they are the same. However different you feel might approach them.

I'm not a big fan of patterns. I like the unexpected.