Author

When we're 16, we have lots of heavy thoughts. And these are the heavy thoughts, where, when we're in our 30s, we look at 16-year olds and sort of scorn it.

From Greg Rucka

Speaking as a father, there is no rulebook, and you don't know how to do it. You just do the best you can.

From Greg Rucka

Comics fans want new stuff that looks exactly like the old stuff. It is hard for the publishers, and even the audience, to change something.

From Greg Rucka

Every character needs an adversary - one who is both challenging and a contrast for the hero. The best adversaries reveal something about the character they're contrasting.

From Greg Rucka

Punisher is scary; he should be scary.

From Greg Rucka

To me, the joy you're going to get in a 'Punisher' story is watching him punish incredibly wicked people. Now, if you can add to that an emotional content, wonderful.

From Greg Rucka

Every writer is going to end up drawing from their own experiences in one way or another.

From Greg Rucka

We forget when we're all grown up. 16 was a long time ago. It's hard to remember how freakin' difficult it is as 16! Life is not easy, and you're trying to figure stuff out.

From Greg Rucka

The stories that are out and the things that have been published are a sample of my interests. There are genres and sub-genres that I haven't waded into but have wanted to, or have waded into in other places but never actually written.

From Greg Rucka

There was a time in my career when my hackles would really get raised if someone came in and said, 'We need you to do this or that.' But the fact of the matter is, you're working in a shared universe, and all elements of the universe are, ideally, going to mesh and work together. That's my goal. I want to be on the team.

From Greg Rucka

Greg Rucka

Notable Quotes

Authors with Similar Views

Harvey Pekar

Joey King

Henry Cavill

Jason Aaron

Adrian Tomine

Authors with Opposing Views

Al Roker

Alan Dean Foster

Amanda Hocking

Anne-Marie Duff

Azita Ghanizada