You have to learn the playbook inside and out. You have to learn code words for each play. You have to learn defenses.

If we get the W and I have no catches, I'm satisfied, man.

When I first got into the league, I just used to run. Just run the route. Really no technique to it. I really couldn't separate myself from the defender.

He's a hard worker, Nate Ebner.

I never really grew up watching TV.

Playing football and being a tight end scoring points, it's awesome to see so many members throughout the United States join to play fantasy football, to expand the sport, to make the game more interesting while you're watching.

It's always good to get back out on the field.

There are definitely a lot of doubters out there.

Wherever I go - like, I go to elementary schools, I go to middle schools - wherever it is, if it's in Florida, if it's up in New England, I just feel like wherever I am, the kids always go crazy whenever they see me.

Definitely, life changes as it goes on a little bit, for sure.

I ended up making my name at Marvel, but I've always desired greater access to the DCU characters. Bottom line: I'm a huge fan.

Trust me: I was the most bullish on 'Deadpool.' When I was day one on the set, I said, 'This is going to open at $75 million,' and they all said, 'Shut up, Liefeld; you're jinxing us.'

I love my craft.

The visual of Deadpool was very informed by Spider-Man.

I can tell you, young 22-year-old Rob Liefeld was having quite a run.

I've had really hard struggles in my life.

I wasted so many years in my youth.

I've got three kids, and my three kids make me feel like I'm getting older every day.

At nine years old, I saw 'Star Wars.' I saw it a gazillion times.

I love getting older.

Now, in the Liefeld household, I don't tend to share the fact that I created Deadpool with my kids, so when all the video games started coming out where Wade was at the center of them, I couldn't help but smile.

I always had a great history of comics. I've been buying them since I was six years old. I was a student of the craft.

I had gotten a lot of acclaim for giving a previously dead franchise, 'Hawk & Dove,' a facelift.

Deadpool was intended, as Cable was, to be tied into Wolverine's history.

Domino is all about... as an actress and as the character that is going to be on the screen, you already allude to it: it's all about the sass.

'Brigade' is about one man leading his team to save the fabric of reality even as it comes undone.

Just because one tribe piles on you, take shelter and continue to work towards your next goal, your next project. Don't be discouraged and remember that there are many fans of your work rooting for you to succeed.

Gene Hackman's portrayal of Lex Luthor did not exist in comic books. This is not my Lex Luthor, but I really like it.

'X-Force' #1 sold 5 million copies. By default, the second issue dipped and did 1.3 million copies. But the cover of 'X-Force' #2 is Deadpool. It's not X-Force, It's Deadpool.

I love 'Captain America.' I love those fight sequences, but I've seen them multiple times.

I'm very invested in 'Youngblood' at all stages.

I've always had a fortunate knack for grabbing young talent and giving them a break.

My characters came with a lot of gear, a lot of weaponry.

If you only see 'No Country for Old Men' and 'Sicario,' you've seen two great, totally separate Josh Brolin performances.

Our style, in one word, the Image guys, our approach to the page was bold.

We've gotten into this 'family friend' space, and 'Deadpool' trashes it.

The Tony Stark I grew up with wasn't as snappy and as quippy as Downey Jr. made him, but now I only think of his performance.

Here's the deal: 25 years' worth of Deadpool. This movie comes out 25 years to the day we published him at Marvel, and you couldn't get a better gift if you're a 'Deadpool' fan.

Long before it was 'Raided' and 'Lost' with Indiana Jones, the Ark of the Covenant was originally stolen from the Israelites by The Philistines; The Ark of the Covenant was the nuclear bomb of its age: when activated, it was devastating.

We've had a steady diet of that PG-13 entertainment. It's the best vanilla you can buy. It's delicious, but it's getting kind of samey.

'Deadpool' was 'Alien.' It's brilliant. It completely works. It's a masterpiece. 'Deadpool 2' is 'Aliens.'

Captain America and the Avengers were my favorite characters as a kid.

I root for 'Spawn' and every other comic-book movie. I hope all of them are successful because, any time one fails, it makes it that much harder to get one made.

I'm just a guy drawing comics. Guys knocking other guys through buildings. Guys flipping tanks over on each other. I'm just trying to be true to what I liked as a kid.

If you spend 90 seconds with Ryan Reynolds, you know he's Deadpool. There is no one else on the planet that has any business being that character, ever.

So much of our society has gone completely digital. Today, you can attend school, buy TVs, plan a vacation, and pay your bills electronically. Why not bring comic books into the digital realm?

The Internet snark has zero effect on me.

You can't rewrite the history books; you can't eliminate the impact of my work and my characters.

I love drawing Ryan Reynolds in his Deadpool costume. He looks amazing and is the true embodiment of the Merc with a Mouth!

Even if it flops, when you're sitting at the drawing table, you dream about seeing your work on the big screen, no matter what.