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  • Writer
  • born 1954
  • 152 quotes

J. Michael Straczynski, a writer (born 1954), is quoted 152 times on QuoteForever. The subjects that come up most often are Writing, People, Way and Stories.

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Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, ... - J. Michael Straczynski

Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.

Find what scares you and do it.

When in doubt, blow something up.

All love is unrequited. All of it.

It was the dawn of the third age of mankind.

Stun settings are for people who can't commit.

I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.

The universe considers me its personal cat toy.

On most TV shows, you work on a set and do some location.

I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.

Writing is the process of asking the next logical question.

The sky was full of stars, and every star an exploding ship.

I'm all for crossovers if they benefit the individual books.

I've written for every medium except poetry, at which I suck.

There can always be new beginnings... even for people like us.

You can only have one voice on set, and that has to be the director.

Half-way through any big project, everyone forgets what they're doing.

A movie is a movie and a book is a book, and they have different rules.

I like to consider my mind an open door. It's just not a revolving door.

Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth.

I grew up on comics and cartoons. So, as an adult, I like comics and cartoons.

Never follow somebody else's path; it doesn't work the same way twice for anyone.

The quality of our thoughts is bordered on all sides by our facility with language.

No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.

If your going to have delusions, you might as well go for the really satisfying ones.

You can't always relate to the big action things, but you can relate to small moments.

A good story should provoke discussion, debate, argument...and the occasional bar fight.

I think for any writer, creating and controlling your own property is the ultimate dream.

I sometimes find reality far more fantastical and unlikely than what I could just make up.

I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.

My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.

My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out.

People in a cluster are bound to each other automatically, and can see each other automatically.

I've always been a science fiction fan since I had understood the conception of what a story was.

If a person with a bullet in Dallas can change the world, imagine a person with an idea could do.

On the Internet, inside information is currency, and there will always be counterfeiters among us.

There are people in life, who show you how to live. There are people in life, who show you how to die.

Whenever you can bring your chops in as a reporter to unearth a cool story, that's always a good thing.

To me, science fiction is about the sense of mystery, the sense of awe. Not 'shock and awe', just 'awe.'

Faith and reason are the shoes on your feet. You can travel further with both than you can with just one.

I am a huge zombie fan. I have probably seen the George Romero movies 100 times each, without exaggeration.

Avoid the tyranny of the reasonable voice...it will guarantee a complacency of never trying anything adventurous.

It is not for the gods to decide whether or not Man exists - it is for Man to decide whether or not the gods exist.

A lot of television tends to assume that audiences don't have the attention span or the IQ to follow a lot of stuff.

Science fiction shows are traditionally about the gimmick or the gadget and tend to be emotionally cool to the touch.

I don't start writing a script until I can see it all in my head, then it's a matter of getting it down in white heat.

To understand this whole area, you have to stop thinking like a viewer and start thinking like a network programming exec.

I've changed my mind. I've decided that at the end I want to be cremated and my ashes scattered over someone I don't like.

When you walk into a movie theater, you don't walk out half-way through, and then come back the next day to watch the rest of it.

There's a rule of writing: if everything is funny, nothing is funny; if everything is sad, nothing is sad. You want that contrast.

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