That's you, trying to disguise yourself as a worker bee. Moving to El Paso, working in a used record store, goin' to the movies with Tommy, clipping coupons. You always have been, and you always will be. The Bride: Are you calling me a superhero?.And every morning when you woke up, you'd still be Beatrix Kiddo. Bill: You would've worn the costume of Arlene Plimpton.Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us.
What Kent wears - the glasses, the business suit - that's the costume. His outfit with the big red 'S', that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. And it is in that characteristic Superman stands alone. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. When that character wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. Now, a staple of the superhero mythology is, there's the superhero and there's the alter ego. Bill: About two minutes, just long enough for me to finish my point.The Bride: How long does this shit take to go into effect?.The mythology is not only great, it's unique. I find the whole mythology surrounding superheroes fascinating. Bill: As you know, l'm quite keen on comic books.
