Max Landis Quotes

I liked Batman because he was more grounded. I never liked Superman much or Captain Marvel or Shazam.

Superman is not as innately cool as Batman.

Superman has been my favorite character since I was six years old, and I have more comics featuring Superman than any other single character.

For me, Batman is the one that can most clearly be taken seriously. He's not from another planet, or filled with radioactive gunk. I mean, Superman is essentially a god, but Batman is more like Hercules: he's a human being, very flawed, and bridges the divide.

In honesty, there are probably a lot of stories that can be told with Batman. I like the idea of him growing older and he can't quite do it as much anymore.

Any guy in his right mind would die to play Batman.

When I was younger, I used to love Tim Burton's 'Batman.' I was, like, 15, and even then, I was aware, 'This is really the Joker's film.' It's like, the Joker just takes over, and Batman, you really don't learn too much about him.

I think Batman is a great character in that he has a lot of internalization, and his heroics come from a dark place.

To some degree, I don't think 'Batman' works in a completely modern city; I think Gotham has be reflective of his personality and those of his enemies.

Batman's got this whole cloaked 'man of mystery' thing around him and represents a wish fulfillment. He's more driven than Superman yet is also very human.

The only Batman that doesn't need parodying is Adam West, but everybody else is fair game.

Win or lose, I am programmed to do more. That's because I am the other son of Jorel - Superman.

If Spiderman was real, and I was a criminal, and he shot me with his web, I would say, "Dude, thanks for the hammock."

I do like Superman as a character, and I have followed him throughout the years.

The Dark Knight series is all from Batman's point of view. But if you look at Dark Knight 2, you'll see a Superman who's much calmer than the one in the first Dark Knight. Batman and Superman are dead opposites. I love Superman. Do I love Batman more? They're not people. They're only lines on paper.

You don't have a Batman without Bruce Wayne. Batman is the edge or scary image for Bruce to use.

For me, Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster's character was Superman.

Batman is not a very interesting character. For any actor. There is simply not much to play. I think Michael Keaton did it the best, and I wish good luck to Ben Affleck. But, you know who would have made a great Batman? Alec Baldwin in the '80s.

Spider-Man is such a whiny loser.

I was obsessed with Batman as a kid. I did the film in part just to be near the Batmobile. But I also think [director] Christopher Nolan made a very fine, intelligent film.

Alfred: Hmf. I suppose you'll take up flying next, like that fellow in Metropolis.

I think that Superman is the pinnacle of the DC Universe. Our feeling always was that you need to get Superman right. That was also our goal. We didn't want to ignore that this universe exists.

I think the Hulk has always appealed very strongly to much younger readers than Spider-Man, because Spider-Man is an adolescent character, and the Hulk is a very childlike character.

He smiled, and it made his dimples come out. “I think I’m more Batman,” he said. “You know, what with all the bats and nighttime activities. And Batman is much cooler.” “Geek.” His smile widened. “You say the nicest things. Haven’t you heard? Geeks run the world now.” -BLACK DAWN

I had no immediate knowledge of the world of Batman at all. I'm quite incubated. I just keep myself to myself and my dog.