Alan Moore Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I suppose when I was writing 'V for Vendetta' I would in my secret heart of hearts have thought: 'Wouldn't it be great if these ideas actually made an impact?' So when you start to see that idle fantasy intrude on the regular world... It's peculiar.”

“One of the things I don't like about film is its incredible immersive quality. It's kind of bullying - it's very big, it's very flashy, it's got a lot of weight and it throws it around almost to the detriment of the rest of our culture.”

“There's a widespread cultural barrenness across art and political culture. But there are some pockets of resistance on the extreme margins, like the techno-savvy protest movements, small press, the creator-owned comics, that seem to be getting some signs of hope for the future.”

“There has been a rather unpleasant sensibility apparent in Frank Miller's work for quite a long time.”

“Do I believe, for example, that by using magic I could fly? No. How would you get around gravity? Impossible. Do I believe that I might be able to project my consciousness into a very, very vivid simulation of flying? Yeah. Yes, I've done that. Yes, that works.”

“I don't think any of us grew up into the world we were hoping for or expecting.”

“I love the smell of paper in the morning; it smells like victory.”

“War is a perversion of sex.”

“I'm not a particularly dark individual. I have my moments, it's true, but I do have a sense of humor.”

“Culture is just a shambling zombie that repeats what it did in life; bits of it drop off, and it doesn't appear to notice.”