For me, the reason to make the movie is that if people like the comic, then people would like the movie if it was well made. There are good movies for them, but very few. And I mean that in a true sense. If they love your story for freaking 30 years, then they can do a movie about it. Gilbert Hernandez Read Quote
I grew up being really insecure and dumped on, over-feeling certain things in a negative way. So I thought I had something to prove. Gilbert Hernandez Read Quote
I had always shown childhood as something difficult, something you want to get the hell out of, but now I wanted to do a story that was the opposite, about that moment in time when you’re in that world of discovery, doing what you want to do. That fleeting moment when you’re in your zone. Gilbert Hernandez Read Quote
I happen to think Latinas, Latin women, are the most beautiful women in the world. So that’s what I’m going to draw. I love women from all cultures, of course, but if I was going to deal with any of them, that would be No. 1 for me. Gilbert Hernandez Read Quote
I think I related more literally to the early ‘Spider-Man’ comics from Steve Ditko because it could be upfront and direct about the problems of being a kid. He captured being a teenager so beautifully. Gilbert Hernandez Read Quote
I’ve dealt with Hollywood about having my work made into a film or cartoon but nothing came of it. That’s not to say I wouldn’t like to see something happen. Gilbert Hernandez Read Quote
I grew up when comics were only sold in food markets and news stands, so the direct market is vital to me. The best way to make it stronger is if everybody buys my comics in multiple copies before they buy any others. Gilbert Hernandez Read Quote
I felt like challenging myself and challenging my readers with something darker and heavier. I don’t know how to explain it, because I’m not a political person. I have two political stories, and that’s it: ‘Human Diastrophism’ and ‘Poison River.’ Gilbert Hernandez Read Quote
Whichever character I’m using and wherever I am in my mind dictates what kind of story I’m going to tell. Gilbert Hernandez Read Quote
