“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
“Romance: That's one of the things that makes Spider-Man really unique, in terms of the comic books. There is a tender, romantic quality to it. And certainly, that's something that's always fascinated me about the cinema: good romance.” MenBookRomanceTermQualityUniqueComicCinemaFascinatedComic BookSpidersSpider Man 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
