Bryan Konietzko Quotes

Bryan Konietzko

Profession : Director

Birth : June 1, 1975

From the inception of this series, Mike and I were very interested in exploring the theme of tradition versus progress. We always like the struggle for balance to be a central theme of our stories, so as we introduce all of these changes to the 'Avatar' world, we get to see how people react and try to realign themselves.

Bryan Konietzko

It seems to me virtually any ideology, no matter how intrinsically benign, can be used to oppress. And any group with power, no matter how well-meaning, ultimately corrupts and ends up exploiting its advantage to some extent.

Bryan Konietzko

When I watch a show, I want to feel like it is coming out of someone's head, not out of a boardroom.

Bryan Konietzko

Hopefully, when we're done with the 'Korra' saga we can put our stamp on a movie.

Bryan Konietzko

I always feel pressure, no matter what I do! I think it is what gets me up in the morning.

Bryan Konietzko

I just follow what inspires me as an artist and a storyteller, and stay true to myself in my work.

Bryan Konietzko

I try to make the kinds of things I want to see out there in the world, and hope they end up resonating with other people too.

Bryan Konietzko

I'm just making 'Threadworlds' out of the things I love and that I'm passionate about learning. When we created 'Avatar,' Michael DiMartino and I did the same thing.

Bryan Konietzko

Though we did have a few main characters in 'Avatar' who represented the non-benders of the world, most of the people we focused on were benders. However, benders are the minority in their world population.

Bryan Konietzko

As humans our hangups seem to shape our interaction with the world around us. They are often the source of our intolerance and friction with people who think differently than us, and even the reason we build walls between us and the people close to us.

Bryan Konietzko

We're definitely still interested in the Avatar/Korra universe and fantastical world building in general, but I think many of the core themes and tones found in our two kids' series would be present as well in any sort of adult dramas we might be lucky enough to make in the future.

Bryan Konietzko

We really liked the magic of 'Harry Potter' and 'The Lord of the Rings,' but we could never figure out where the powers came from.

Bryan Konietzko

You've got to earn it; you're not just handed anything in life. That's why no one starts out as a perfect master.

Bryan Konietzko

We feel like we're kind of movie guys working in TV. So we're looking forward to that day when we get to work in that medium.

Bryan Konietzko

I thought Korra was 17 so Mike and I have to get our stories straight. The main characters are in their late teens, we've always loved those kind of teen love triangle type stories and there was plenty of that in the original series.

Bryan Konietzko

Mike and I figured out a lot about the world, characters and story in the initial two weeks between creating 'Avatar' and pitching it to Nickelodeon.

Bryan Konietzko

Stories often take their own course once you start to write them, especially when you have the benefit of a writers' room and a team of people augmenting and adding to the material.

Bryan Konietzko

There is such a flood of TV shows, movies, video games, comics, and books, but somehow 'Avatar' is still being discovered by each new generation.

Bryan Konietzko

While we were in the middle of 'Avatar' we got a lot of volatile reaction from fans. They were very upset with the direction we were taking Zuko.

Bryan Konietzko

Book 4 is the end of the 'Korra' series. So we've got 52 episodes planned. When all is said and done it will have taken I think about five years to make.

Bryan Konietzko