In the face of adversity, hope often comes in the form of a friend who reaches out to us.

Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.

When I first began acting, I assumed an intellectual responsibility attached to my profession, which I had accepted for a long time. My father taught me that an actor had to have a social and political conscience, and that the work that he does has to reflect from that.

When the first Superman movie came out, I gave dozens of interviews to promote it. The most frequent question was: What is a hero? My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences. Now my definition is completely different. I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

The character is a piece of fiction. You are yourself, however, and that makes you interesting, because you're alive and you're a human being.

Once you choose hope, anything's possible

I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction.