Bryan Lee O'Malley
Bryan Lee O'Malley
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth21 February 1979
CountryCanada
alluring guess haunting mundane people prolonged spaces
'Seconds' is all about spaces, and I guess spaces are kind of like people in that they can be haunting and alluring before we even really get to know them, and after prolonged exposure, they can become mundane or oppressive.
adaptation freely original
I've always been open to the idea of an adaptation that does its own thing, that freely diverges from the original as long as it's true to the spirit.
twenties whether
I think it's natural as you get to the end of your twenties to start thinking about what you could have done differently - whether they went well or whether they went terribly.
circle ended fans happened indie kids lived meeting people rock time white
I lived in London for a long time, and that's a pretty white town. In Toronto, I just ended up in this circle of indie rock kids who happened to be white, too... Really, it was just when I started getting out there and meeting more people and seeing more fans that I went, 'Oh, actually, I'm not white.'
almost based feeling learned life martial playing somehow
I just had this feeling that, if I were to get into a fight, somehow I would have the ability to fight back, just based on playing 'Street Fighter' for so many years of my life. It's almost like I actually learned martial arts.
came food guess liked obsessed somewhere stories
I guess I've always been kind of obsessed with food. I always liked drawing food, and I always liked stories - I think I probably just read somewhere that stories are better if someone's eating in them. I don't know where that came from, but it really stuck, and I always try to put food in.
cast characters complete drawings roles spend tend time
I don't tend to cast roles in my head because I spend so much time with these characters and the drawings that they're complete in themselves, you know what I mean?
incredible third time
For Hollywood to make 'Spider-Man,' only to redo the movie a couple years later, just boggles the mind. To recast 'The Incredible Hulk' for a third time? I don't get it.
certainly games played
I've certainly played games that provoked a real emotional response or serious thought processes.
feels kinda object
I don't really have a metaphor for how I write, but it kinda feels like chipping away at a big dark object that I can't really see.
against anyone battles crappy fine forces lines people sets trying
I don't think anyone ever sets out to make a crappy movie, but there are a lot of forces working against those people who are trying to make something decent. There are a lot of fine lines to walk and small battles to fight.
'Seconds' is very much about reaching out for the next thing after you've figured out the first thing.