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Michael Uslan, born June 2, 1951, is a pivotal figure in the comic book and film industries, best known for his work as an executive producer on the Batman film series starting with Tim Burton's "Batman" in 1989. more Michael Uslan, born June 2, 1951, is a pivotal figure in the comic book and film industries, best known for his work as an executive producer on the Batman film series starting with Tim Burton's "Batman" in 1989. Uslan secured the film rights to the character in 1979 and has been instrumental in the production of numerous Batman films, including "The Dark Knight" trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. In addition to his contributions to film, Uslan is an accomplished author. His memoir, "The Boy Who Loved Batman," published in 2011, provides a detailed account of his journey from comic book enthusiast to Hollywood producer. He also co-authored "Archie Marries…" with Stan Goldberg in 2009, a landmark graphic novel that imagines alternate futures for the beloved Archie characters. less

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"Doors will slam in your face. You must pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and knock again; it’s the only way to achieve your goals in life"
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"They [comic books] are not a genre… they are a source of great stories and colorful characters"
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"If you talk about genres… I can bring you many comic books representing each genre"
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"I really became a hardcore Batman fan when I was eight years old… I believed that if I studied real hard, and worked out real hard… I could be this guy"
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"I have great admiration and respect for the editors, writers, and artists of the comic books"
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"To keep the readers interested, and coming back, and to keep coming up with new and exciting ways to present stories… is an absolutely incredible accomplishment"
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"When you are dealing with approximately two-plus hours every few years to do a story, you don’t have the luxury of having excessive screen time to explore… supporting characters"
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"There have been so many interpretations of both Batman and the Joker in the comic books themselves over the decades, from one extreme to the next"
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"I reject the concept that comic books in movies are a genre. I have been fighting that for many years, with the powers-that-be in Hollywood"
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"In a sense, comic books are frozen movies. If you look at a comic book, you are generally seeing the storyboard for a film"
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"You must knock on doors until your knuckles bleed. Doors will slam in your face. You must pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and knock again. It’s the only way to achieve your goals in life"
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