On Sm-1: (This was what he [Alex Ross] actually said to me, at a con) "I'm not a huge fan of the film. I liked the cast, but I didn't like the script or the direction." "The raised webs look overthought. I don't know why they couldn't have just gone with a simple costume." "I thought the Green Goblin design was cool, but I would rather see more of Dafoe's face." In light of those remarks I was surprised that he took the gig for 2. On SM-2: (paraphrasing from a Wizard article) "That movie was just stupid. The dialogue was stupid. Everybody keeps saying it's the best superhero movie ever; they won't be saying that 3 years from now."