Martin Campbell Quotes

When I was auditioning for 'Gotham,' I got a handful of comics from different decades, so I had a perspective - it's been around for 75 years, which is a long time.

We've spent almost ten years of our lives making 'Batman' films.

I was a big fan of all the 'X-Men' films growing up.

I really wasn't even aware that Batman and Superman had this kind of grudging friendship.

I always loved Batman, the Michael Keaton 'Batman.' I loved those films, and Superman, but I was never a real comic book geek.

Besides Spiderman and Batman, 'The Flash' has, hands down, the best villains. You could do a TV show about The Rogues, and there's enough depth and interest and oddly honor amongst those characters that I think people will watch that show.

I'm completely obsessed with the film versions of 'Superman'.

I love working on 'Superman' and 'Batman' dearly.

I grew up with Batman and Superman but definitely in a cartoon and a movie kind of way. I was familiar with DC superheroes. I didn't know much about The Flash or anything about Iris West!

The new 'Dark Knight' movies, they're wonderful in their own way.

There's a different energy to Spider-Man than there is to Batman.

'Batman' is pretty much real world-centric.

I was a huge fan of the Justice League growing up. I watched all of the cartoons, all of the animated series, all of the movies, superhero related, since my personal beginning.

It's just nerve-wracking in general to write 'Superman,' right? I'm a life-long superhero fan, and he is the character that kicked off the entire genre.

One of my favorite graphic novels of all time is Grant Morrison's 'Earth-2.'

'Watchmen' is a cornerstone of both DC Comics' publishing history and its future.

One of DC's strengths is our archive of storylines ranging from 'Watchmen' to 'Arkham Asylum' to 'Sandman.'

It seems like they make every comic book into a film. 'Watchmen' is my favorite of all time.

I am always a sucker for the underdogs. I love Batman and Superman, but when it comes to the guys who don't stand in the front of the line, Aquaman is one of the key guys for me. He's so much fun to work on.

If you compare it to 'Batman' and 'Superman,' the world of 'Green Lantern' is way bigger and potentially way more interesting in a lot of ways, I think.

I love 'Batman.' I love the Adam West 'Batman.' I love the animated 'Batman.' The character of Batman can encompass any interpretation, which is what makes that character so brilliant and why it's survived so many different media.

I look at the Christian Bale movies, the 'Batman' films, and that shows you that superhero movies don't just have to be about men in tights.

I actually feel like comic book movies need to be better than your average movie.

I really liked the design of Batman. I liked the concept. There's a lot more you can do with Batman than most other superheroes.

I met a bunch of comic-book writers at the Metropolis convention and there was such an interesting discussion about the story of 'Supergirl' and trying to get it right. It can be a challenge, because you don't want it to be the same as the Superman story.