I think Americans are at our best when we recover from a crisis. We've suffered some blows that other countries would have never recovered from. Max Brooks americanblowcountry Change image and share on social
We live in such a service-based, globalised economy where very few people actually make anything and the people who do make stuff... it's all part of a massive global supply chain. So what if all those chains were suddenly cut, how would you make something? How would you keep people alive? And that was something I wanted to explore. Max Brooks alivebasechain share on social
I wanted to serve. It was Desert Storm. I thought, 'I was a rich kid, and America's been good to me.' Max Brooks americadesertgood Change image and share on social
The bottom line is I'm a slow zombie guy - I'm always a slow zombie guy but I also know I'm in the minority. Max Brooks bottomguyline Change image and share on social
I actually wrote my first zombie book way before I got the job on 'Saturday Night Live.' Max Brooks bookjoblive Change image and share on social
I think 'G.I. Joe' is a perfect example of how I'm the world's worst businessman. If I were smart, I'd be writing 'World War Z Part 12', but I have to go where the muse leads, and I've always been a huge 'G.I. Joe' fan. I always wanted to know more about these characters, these little plastic figures I played with as a kid. Max Brooks badbusinessmancharacter share on social
I wrote 'The Zombie Survival Guide' because I wanted to read it, and nobody else was writing it. All I've been doing with everything I've written is answering questions that I had. Max Brooks answerguidehave Change image and share on social
That's the thing about zombies. They don't adapt and they don't think. Literally, you could have a zombie on one side of a chain link fence and you could be on the other side and they could be trying to get to you and six feet down could be an open door and they will not go through that door in the fence. That's why they're so scary. Max Brooks adaptchaindoor share on social
You assume things, like whatever country has more firepower wins the wars, and that's actually not true at all. Max Brooks assumecountryfirepower Change image and share on social
Zombies are apocalyptic. I think that's why people love them because we're living in, not apocalyptic times, but I think we're living in fear of the apocalyptic times. Max Brooks apocalypticfearlive Change image and share on social