J. Michael Straczynski

Birthday: 17 July 1954, Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name: Joseph Michael Straczynski

Height: 192 cm

J. Michael Straczynski was born on July 17, 1954 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA as Joseph Michael Straczynski. He is a writer and producer, known for Thor (2011), World War Z (2013) and Babylon 5 (1994).

Plots almost don't matter, effects don't matter, wardrobe doesn't matter, technology doesn't matter....Show more »

Plots almost don't matter, effects don't matter, wardrobe doesn't matter, technology doesn't matter. What matters is what William Faulkner called "The human heart in conflict with itself". Show less «

On the cancellation of the Babylon 5 feature film, The Memory of Shadows: "This was not the first ti...Show more »

On the cancellation of the Babylon 5 feature film, The Memory of Shadows: "This was not the first time someone's taken a run at a B5 feature film, and it will not be the last. Eventually it will happen, because such things are simply inevitable. If they can do a Brady Bunch movie, you can be sure that sooner or later, somebody's going to do a B5 movie." Show less «

On casting Michael O'Hare as Jeffrey Sinclair on Babylon 5: "He's a classically trained actor, a gra...Show more »

On casting Michael O'Hare as Jeffrey Sinclair on Babylon 5: "He's a classically trained actor, a graduate of Juliard, who just knocked us out when he came in to audition. He has a tremendous presence, and a voice vaguely reminiscent of Clint Eastwood at times. His face has a curiously haunted look, but at the same time is (I'm told by the women who go "yum" whenever he enters the room) quite appealing." Show less «

On the prospect of future Babylon 5 feature film projects: "The only thing I can say without equivoc...Show more »

On the prospect of future Babylon 5 feature film projects: "The only thing I can say without equivocation is that when that day comes, as the rights-holder, I will make darned sure that it's done right, because I'd rather have no B5 movie than one that doesn't live up to what fans and I myself would want to see. To that end...I can wait." Show less «

On the Babylon 5 theatrical film, The Memory of Shadows: "The only thing I can say is that phase one...Show more »

On the Babylon 5 theatrical film, The Memory of Shadows: "The only thing I can say is that phase one of the new project is a go, hence the furious writing schedule at this end of things... I've been writing my little brains out. I wouldn't go on about something in this way if it wasn't a significant development." Show less «

To me science fiction is about the sense of mystery, the sense of awe. Not 'shock and awe', just 'aw...Show more »

To me science fiction is about the sense of mystery, the sense of awe. Not 'shock and awe', just 'awe'. Show less «

Speaking as an atheist, if there is to be a church of JMS, then I must become its first apostate and...Show more »

Speaking as an atheist, if there is to be a church of JMS, then I must become its first apostate and refuse to believe in myself (adding further insecurity to my life), and nail a whole bunch of theses to the front door on the way out... Show less «

(Regarding the decision to kill off the popular character of Marcus Cole on Babylon 5) "Had I known ...Show more »

(Regarding the decision to kill off the popular character of Marcus Cole on Babylon 5) "Had I known that Claudia Christian (Susan Ivanova) was not going to return in the fifth season, I might have rethought that decision and kept him around." Show less «

The loss of Richard Biggs kind of took the wind out of our sails and it's taken a while for me to fe...Show more »

The loss of Richard Biggs kind of took the wind out of our sails and it's taken a while for me to feel up to saying anything about B5. This has also had the effect of slowing up anything to do with B5:TMoS (which as some of you have guessed or inferred does indeed stand for The Memory of Shadows), because in the writing we/I never imagined he wouldn't be here to be a part of it. Show less «

In every other science fiction series, humans are at the top of the food chain. In the Babylon 5 uni...Show more »

In every other science fiction series, humans are at the top of the food chain. In the Babylon 5 universe, they're in the bottom third. Show less «

J. Michael Straczynski

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