“I always sympathized with the people who did work for hire; I was one ...” — Stan Lee Quote

I always sympathized with the people who did work for hire; I was one of them.

I have always included minority characters in my stories, often as heroes.

I wouldn't mind, if Peter Parker had originally been black, a Latino, an Indian, or anything else, that he stay that way. But we originally made him white. I don't see any reason to change that.

All of the characters at Marvel were my ideas, but the ideas meant nothing unless I had somebody who could illustrate it.

I like being with people. I like talking to them. I like everything about my life, so it's fun.

I'm very lucky that I'm not a photographer for hire - people hire me for me. I go into every commercial work with an art focus, with that lens; every brand I've worked for just lets me do whatever I want to do. I have full creative freedom.

I try to hire people I don't have to motivate. But I do motivate the people working with and for me.

President Obama didn't hire LGBT staffers, he hired experienced individuals who happen to be LGBT.

Sometimes when you hire people who have to pass a Mr. Congeniality test, you end up losing some of the non-conformists who will give you different views and perspectives.