Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:11PM5 comments ›
Mon Jan 28, 2008 — by Brian Alvey
Mahalo Daily Interviews Stan Lee
Join the Merry Mahalo Marching Society
I have often been told that Stan Lee is the easiest interview subject in the world. You put him on stage or on camera, do a quick introduction and then stand back and let him talk.
Mahalo Daily featured an interview with Stan Lee today. One of the highlights? Stan Lee explaining how the first X-Men movie could have made twice what it did if they had given him a speaking role.
Of course, the Mahalo team has to be thrilled with Lee's endorsement of Mahalo after the credits at the end of the video.
Jump to comments (5)
More News from ComicMix
- Ceci n'est pas une post du blog18 minutes ago, 0 comments
- ITV previews new Prisoner series, Primeval, Law & Order London3 hours ago, 2 comments
- 'Batman: Brave & Bold' Website now Live4 hours ago, 0 comments
- Olga Kurylenko Discusses Being a Bond Girl6 hours ago, 0 comments
- Interview: TwoMorrow's John Morrow7 hours ago, 0 comments
- Jar Jar is Back in 'The Clone Wars'9 hours ago, 2 comments
- 'The Champions' Coming from McQuarrie & del Toro10 hours ago, 0 comments
- Amanda Peet Talks '2012'18 hours ago, 1 comment
- Harrison Ford says George Lucas Seeks MacGuffin19 hours ago, 1 comment
- 'Heroes' to Simplify for Volume Four21 hours ago, 0 comments
Comments (5)
sean percival (9:55 PM on Mon Jan 28, 2008)
He really does a great interview every time huh? Glad you enjoyed it.
Please check out our Stan Lee page as well:
http://www.mahalo.com/Stan_lee
Brian Alvey (8:51 AM on Tue Jan 29, 2008)
One of the trackbacks on your own Mahalo Daily said something similar:
I feel a bit bad for Veronica Belmont. She tried to interview Stan Lee, but he’s a very practiced showman and he managed to respond to all of her questions with the usual, glib Stan-nonsense.
It's like interviewing a politician. It's rare that someone takes them off of their game and gets a quote no one has ever heard before. But I'd rather hear Stan talk about the 1960's Marvel Method again than watch someone fail to interview a presidential candidate.
Sal Loria (8:28 AM on Tue Jan 29, 2008)
It's gotten to the point that he's a walking legend, he's just too good. Imagine a world without Stan Lee... I shudder to think of all the time I'd be wasting talking about "professional" wrestling. ;)
Vinnie Bartilucci (12:42 PM on Tue Jan 29, 2008)
I think the best interview I've seen with Stan of late was on "In Search of Steve Ditko" - he let the veneer drop for a moment of two, and he was a loss for what to say about Steve and his connection to Spider-Man.
I've always been fascinated watching Stan talk. He really does seem like he's got a prepared story for every concievable question.
His stories also change over the years. I recall in the piece about The Hulk in "Origins of Marvel Comics", he told the real story aboyut the Hulk's color - it was supposed to be gray, but the separation method comics used in those days couldn't get gray right. The Hulk was a different color in almost every panel, and in the last panel he was green. And Stan said "OK, green it is". A few years later on a kids show called "Kids are People Too", he was interviewed about the Huulk, and he told a story where he expressly CHOSE green, because "It was a color nobody was using in comics".
Never not entertaining, never not a joy to listen to. Comics couldn't have a better public face.
Sal Loria (3:01 PM on Tue Jan 29, 2008)
Vinnie, what is this "In Search of Steve Ditko" you speak of?