Len Wein

The bottom line always remains the same: What is the basic humanity of the character? How do I make them resonate with the reader?

If a story isn't working, I'm simply unable to finish it. That's what usually tells me something is wrong.

I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

Under the previous regime of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, I was detained. So was my wife, Serkalem Fasil. She gave birth to our son in prison in 2005.

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'