“For me, there were a few things in the Spider-Man comics that I thought were really interesting. There's this story about Peter's parents and where he came from, and I thought that it was really interesting to explore the emotional consequence of someone whose parents had left them, at a very young age.” MenStoriesAgeYoungLeftParentInterestingEmotionalConsequencePeterSpidersYoung AgeReally InterestingSpider Man Author:Marc Webb
“There's a punk rock quality to Peter Parker, that I identified with when I read the comics [Spider-Man], and that I really liked. He has this chip on his shoulder.” MenQualityRocksShouldersPeterPunkChipsSpidersPunk RockSpider ManPeter Parker Author:Marc Webb
“I think one of the things about Peter Parker that is so great, and what has made him and Spider-Man last so long is he is a kid that we all feel connected to, he's not an alien, he's not a millionaire, he's just this kid that has trouble asking girls out.” ThinkingMenFeelsLongMadeKidsLastsGirlTroubleAskingConnectedAliensPeterSpidersMillionaireSpider ManPeter Parker Author:Marc Webb
“Geeks are running the world, anyone who's seen The Social Network knows the dynamic has shifted, but what I think is iconic and timeless about Peter Parker is that he's an outsider, on the outside looking in, and that was something I thought was very important to protect.” ThinkingKnowsWorldImportantRunningSocialProtectPeterOutsidersTimelessGeekIconicSocial NetworkOutside Looking InPeter Parker Author:Marc Webb
“Nerds are running the world. Andrew Garfield made a movie [called “The Social Network”] about it. Nerds are no longer pariahs and knowing how to write computer code is longer a [mocked] quality. What was important in those early comics was this notion that Peter Parker is an outsider and how we define that in a contemporary context. That, I think, was one of the challenges for us — getting Peter Parker’s outsider status to be current.” ThinkingWorldWritingMadeImportantRunningSocialChallengesQualityKnowingComputerNotionCurrentsContemporaryCodePeterOutsidersNerdSocial NetworkAndrewPariahsGarfieldPeter Parker Author:Marc Webb
