Complex sentence: While using established characters meant Bendis was not able to do anything he wanted in "Uprising", he said that the change was a challenge he enjoyed; "you can get pretty bloated and sloppy with total autonomy all the time," he said.
Split into simpler sentences: While using established characters meant that Bendis was not able to do everything he wanted in Uprising, he said he enjoyed the challenge. "You can get pretty bloated and sloppy with total autonomy all the time," he said.