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.

You play the hand you're dealt. I think the game's worthwhile.

Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea. It begins with an individual and they share the idea with more individuals-and eventually it becomes a movement.

A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

For everyone who thought I couldn’t do it… for everyone who thought I shouldn’t do it… for everyone who said, ‘It’s impossible’… see you at the finish line!

The bigger the canvas, the better I do. I'm not so good at understated, kitchen-sink kinds of parts.

I did my first apprenticeship when I was 15, then joined the union when I was 17. I worked every summer in high school and college.