“I have my heroes. Some of whom are still alive, and unfortunately many that aren't.” Quote by Mike Royer
“It's not Comic Con any more. It's this huge marketplace for the motion picture and television industry. And the toy manufacturer's and the game people. One of the problems with International Comic Con is that tickets go on sale for the next year's event and the place is full of thousands and thousands of kids who have scraped together every dime to get admittance because they want to get all the freebies.” PeopleWantYearsProblemKidsTogetherNextGamesEventsTelevisionHugeGoes OnIndustryInternationalComicToysTicketsMarketplaceNext YearDimesMotion PicturesComic ConAdmittanceTelevision Industry Author:Mike Royer
“If I had to pick one form of acting, it would be live theater. That's where I started; that's where I became a man, I think I'm still finishing up that job.” IfsThinkingMenStillsWould BeJobsFormActingPicksTheaterFinishingLive TheaterFinishing Up Author:Nick Offerman
“I found that the majority of people who stopped at my table [ at the Comic Con] last didn't even know who Winnie the Pooh was, and the new feature was just opening in the theaters.” PeopleKnowsLastsFoundTheaterTablesMajorityOpeningComicFeaturesComic Con Author:Mike Royer
“I've been very lucky with the people I've met over the years. Way back in the early '70s I went to [Phil] Seuling's conventions for something like three years in a row from '70 to '72 and I remember at the '72 luncheon with the Academy of Comic Book Artists and talking with John Romita about the kind of brushes he used. Pros ask pros the same questions that fans do. "What kind of pens do you use? What kind of brushes do you use?" I was so amazed that the wonderful work John Romita was doing was accomplished with a Windsor-Newton series 7 Number 4. Not a 2 or a 3, but a 4.” PeopleWayYearsKindBookUseRememberUsedArtistThreeAsksNumbersTalkingWonderfulFansMetsLuckySeriesComicAccomplishedPensThree YearsConventionsComic BookAmazedBrushesAcademyNewtonWindsorNumber 4 Author:Mike Royer
“Doing voice work is more like recording music that people are going to listen to. You're creating an oral experience using whatever bells and whistles you have in your voice, and you can shut your eyes and use your imagination and nobody's going to see if the faces you make don't match the voices you make. That's a lot of fun.” PeopleIfsUseEyeFacesFunVoiceImaginationCreatingBellsRecording Music Author:Nick Offerman
“My most vivid memories of those times weren't the actual nuts and bolts, but just pleasant times sitting with Jack [Kirby] in his studio, going over the pages and looking out the window at my kids playing in his swimming pool .” KidsMemoriesPagesSittingWindowStudiosPleasantSwimmingNutsPoolVividBoltsSwimming PoolKids PlayingNuts And BoltsVivid Memories Author:Mike Royer
“I learned early Jack Kirby favorite movies were the Warner Brothers from the '30s. When you look at Jack Kirby's comic books, or at least when I do, I can make an instant connection. When he said he loved those movies it was like, "Of course."” LooksSaidI CanBookCoursesBrotherConnectionsComicInstantComic BookWarner BrothersInstant Connection Author:Mike Royer
“When something disappointing happened, my mother would remind me not to let that become my focus. There's still so much to be grateful for.” StillsMotherFocusHappenedGratefulBe GratefulDisappointing Author:Katherine Heigl
“I like to think that I gave Jack Warner Brothers inking and Joe Sinnott gave him MGM inking. If you're not as in love with old movies as I am you might not make that connection, but I can see that connection.” IfsThinkingI CanMightBrotherConnectionsOld MovieMgmWarner Brothers Author:Mike Royer
“I love pre-code movies. Some of my favorites are movies with Warren William and there is an MGM film called "Skyscraper Souls" which is the best Warner Brothers movie that MGM ever made.” MadeSoulFilmBrotherCodeSkyscraperMgmWarner Brothers Author:Mike Royer