I’m a huge Howard the Duck fan. For people who don’t know, I’m a huge Marvel Comics fan, but Howard the Duck was maybe my favorite character as a kid. I went back, and I collected all of those comics. I had every comic he was ever in. James Gunn Read Quote
I would never want to take on a sequel of someone else’s stuff unless I was totally reinventing it. James Gunn Read Quote
When you’re on an independent film, you have a lot of great people there who are telling really true and authentic stories. But you also have a lot of con artists and people who think they can do something that they can’t. James Gunn Read Quote
It’s hard making a movie because it’s like… you lose your life. I mean, really, I like being alive; I like having friends, going out, watching other people’s movies, and all these things I can’t do for a year while I make a movie. James Gunn Read Quote
Scooby’s the greatest cartoon character ever. He isn’t cute like Mickey or smart like Bugs or fearless like Woody and Buzz – he’s a talking dog who’s more human than I am. It’s his humanity and imperfections that make him special. James Gunn Read Quote
I’ve been making movies a long time. I’m a professional at it. I’m not a professional at making soundtracks – that’s not my job. My job is to put the right songs in the movie so the movie works the best it possibly can. James Gunn Read Quote
For me, I’m always hard on myself no matter what, so that’s always a thing I have to deal with on a daily basis. James Gunn Read Quote
I don’t think through anything I do. I just do it, and it’s oftentimes landed me in huge amounts of trouble. James Gunn Read Quote
Science fiction literature’s focus is on ideas, the concept of change, and the impact on humanity. Those concepts are hard to capture on film. They work better in the mind. James Gunn Read Quote