Bryan Konietzko Quotes

I always gravitated a bit towards more of the fantasy, and 'Lost Girl' really fits in with that.

When people ask me why is 'Winter's Tale' a fantasy, I point out that it is not a fantasy.

I don't think any book of mine will ever come as close to pure fantasy as 'A Heaven of Others.' I'll never again set a book in a world or after-world in which it's impossible to buy a cup of coffee or take an undisturbed afternoon nap.

I realize that, to many readers, Hard Fantasy may seem to be a contradiction in terms. Fantasy, according to most generally recognized definitions, differs from both 'real world' fiction and 'science fiction' in that magic or magical creatures are active elements.

Most of my short stories are fantasy.

I have always loved fantasy; I think probably stepping through the wardrobe with Lucy in C.S. Lewis's 'Narnia Chronicles' was my first exposure when I was really little.

Most of my books have been written in the form of fantasy.

I am a fan of wuxia.

Here's the thing, for me at least: this is a huge genre now. It wasn't always so. Not so many years ago, it wasn't so. There is a tremendous diversity in fantasy today.

I watch mostly every martial arts movie... I really like movies that aren't just martial arts. I like movies that have spiritual meaning behind them, like samurai movies, or movies that have meditation.

I think when writers play with dragons, we are simply doing what fantasy writers have always done.

I'm not good at fantasy, no. I have been offered stuff, and I can't get my head around it.

I'm very into science-fantasy, that kind of swordfights and magic and technology thing.

When I read the 'Twilight' book, I didn't see it as fantasy. I saw it as a love story.

The 'Heirs of Alexandria' series mixes the Renaissance with magic and demons, based on a changed theological history.

With 'Grimm,' it's a lot of fun for me to be able to play within the familiar world of fairy tales. As for satisfying my inner fantasy geek, anything that would have me wielding a sword or shooting a bow would be a dream.

I grew up reading a lot of fantasy/sci-fi.

'The Black Prism' is a story of emperors and prisoners and magic set in a Mediterranean, 1600-esque world. It's a fantasy story; it's fast and fun and inventive.

I've always been a huge fantasy fan. I was always interested in fairy tales and anything with magic or dragons... I was always drawn to those types of stories.

Beneath the Sugar Sky' is an homage to the portal fantasies of my childhood: it is the portal running in reverse.

With 'Game of Thrones' you're not really dealing with anything that is based in reality. You have dragons and magic and all of that.

Study up on the Eastern religions. They're the only ones that are realistic. There's no answer, see.

Fantasy and science fiction are my comfort spot.

After finishing 'The Book of Life,' I needed a bit of a break from the Bishops and de Clermonts. Honestly, I wasn't sure when - or even if! - they would capture all of my attention again.

I don't think I have the power to do more mythological shows, but I would love to if it's like a finite series. But doing that as a daily soap is not easy.