When I read Frank Miller’s ‘The Dark Knight Returns’, I think it’s a wonderful record of the Reagan era. I think it’s amazing. This is the time I lived in. Max Brooks Read Quote
I think ‘G.I. Joe’ is a perfect example of how I’m the world’s worst businessman. If I were smart, I’d be writing ‘World War Z Part 12’, but I have to go where the muse leads, and I’ve always been a huge ‘G.I. Joe’ fan. I always wanted to know more about these characters, these little plastic figures I played with as a kid. Max Brooks Read Quote
I wrote ‘The Zombie Survival Guide’ because I wanted to read it, and nobody else was writing it. All I’ve been doing with everything I’ve written is answering questions that I had. Max Brooks Read Quote
Since 2001, people have been scared. There’s been some really scary stuff that’s been happening – 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, anthrax letters, D.C. sniper, global warming, global financial meltdown, bird flu, swine flu, SARS. I think people really feel like the system’s breaking down. Max Brooks Read Quote
I wanted to serve. It was Desert Storm. I thought, ‘I was a rich kid, and America’s been good to me.’ Max Brooks Read Quote
Zombies are apocalyptic in nature. They belong to a class of monster that doesn’t just hunt humans, but seeks to obliterate that entire human race. Max Brooks Read Quote
I think the fascination with zombies is that they don’t obey the rules of monsters. The first rule of monsters is that you have to go find them. You have to make a conscious choice to go to the swamp or the desert or the abandoned summer camp. Max Brooks Read Quote
Zombie books were going to be my passion projects, but certainly not pay the bills. I thought I was going to have to get a real job on a sitcom or something, and have my zombie books to remind myself I was still a writer at heart. I never thought I could actually pay my bills and write what I wanted. Max Brooks Read Quote
If I knew anything about what people wanted and was popular, I’d still be writing for ‘Saturday Night Live’. I can only write what I want, and hopefully people will like it. Max Brooks Read Quote
We live in such a service-based, globalised economy where very few people actually make anything and the people who do make stuff… it’s all part of a massive global supply chain. So what if all those chains were suddenly cut, how would you make something? How would you keep people alive? And that was something I wanted to explore. Max Brooks Read Quote
