Quotes from Brian Azzarello

People have told me that the dialogue in '100 Bullets' is very realistic. I don't agree.

I'm kind of a graphic novel ambassador.

To ground a character in reality, you have to use shades of gray.

My mother would make a good Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman is not horrible. Her villains should be.

I'm a Cubs season ticket holder.

Characters work really well when they're reflective of the times that they're operating in.

Noir deals with the disenfranchised: people who can't catch a break under normal circumstances. In noir books, you root for these people, but you know they are going to fail. That's what makes them so compellingly human. I can relate to that kind of stuff.

I'm usually done working by Happy Hour.

Like, why is Batman so relevant? It's because he gets reinvented constantly. There are a lot of stories you can tell with that character.

Good people struggle against what's imperfect about them. The people that we call 'bad' people embrace that kind of stuff, embrace the darker side.

Man, I think mistakes - that's what makes us distinct human beings. Those imperfections.

I'm interested in damaged people because we've all been roughed up in one way or another.

Denny O'Neil did some great things with Joker - I thought Greg Rucka used him really well in 'Gotham Central.'

I think the Joker resonates with people as much as Batman does.

I really like language - and slang in particular, and just the shorthand we use when we communicate with people.

When I write, I'm talking to myself constantly to make sure that it sounds OK; it has kind of a nice rhythm and a nice jump to it.

Imagination is just what others use to get things they can't understand into their heads. Rarely – if ever – do they actually fit there. -Hermes

Loop, you shot him in the head... Fuck yeah he dead.

The trouble with "now" is that no matter how much you wish it would, it doesn't last forever. But then... other than a grudge...what does?

You wear your shame like a badge, because you don't have the balls to actually pin one on.

You can forget ya keys or ya wallet, the first girl ya kissed, hell- even my birthday, but you'll never forget me.

You know what happens when you ask too many questions, Dizzy? Someone will ultimately tell you to shut the fuck up. (Mr. Branch)

Passive...Aggressive...Pussy.