Hero Quotes
On heroes, idols, and who we choose to look up to.
These quotes look at what it means to have a hero, whether that's a musician admired from the audience or a childhood icon like Mickey Mouse who fits several roles at once. Explore more in Inspiration quotes.
Fred Astaire is my hero. I love him because he was willing to kill himself to make his art look effortless. And because he proved it's possible to be an artist and a good person.
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Yes, I was inspired by Jack London and still love reading his books. Ernie Banks is another hero because I lived in Chicago for two years as a kid, and I loved that he was the Cubs' loyal underdog and...
Merlin is the unsung hero who is often responsible for things turning out positively, but rarely gets credit for that.
I don't believe that a female character needs to surrender her femininity in order to be an action hero.
I thought Charlize Theron was awesome in 'Mad Max,' and that was a very masculine kind of hero.
It's always fun to play someone like an action hero that you always wanted to play as a child. I think every young boy loves that as a kid.
'Balthazar' is very much about the title hero having to choose between his past and his future. For the first time in a long time, he has a chance to be happy - with Skye. But he has this terrible...
When you're little, your father is your hero. Mine was. Then it all becomes more complicated.
Marguerite Duras was a very good friend of mine and an intellectual hero. She was also a sort of mother figure. Of course she was an influence.
What makes a good villain is someone who doesn't just challenge the hero but comes organically out of that character's history and circumstances.
A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always knowing the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway.
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.
De Niro was a hero of mine. And Sean Penn. But I've realized I can't operate at that level of intensity. That's okay for movies. On TV, when you live with horror day in and day out, you have to...
I wanted 'Comme si' to immediately indicate that something changed in my life, mainly because I became the hero of my own desires instead of just dreaming about them.
Every masculine hero narrative I could find I wanted to steal for myself and twist to my size.
