Look, none of the artists who I admire or respect have ever shied away from a role because it might make them unpopular with somebody.

I very comprehensively studied Irving Thalberg and his biographies. He's who [Scott] Fitzgerald roughly modeled the character after. He worked for him, as a writer, when he was at MGM. And, of course, I revisited the novel and the politics of MGM and the studio system at the time and familiarized myself with the world. There was a great deal of physical and literary work that went into it.

I think every guy and girl would love to get to play Superman, at some point in their life.

I think your text [script] is everything; it's what informs you; it's what gives you the given circumstances. Then you take that and you add your own creativity and your own spin on things and you make it personal. That's what makes that character and that text unique to you, when you personalize it. I think that's where your job as an actor comes in.

Theres always a need for new superheroes. As society changes, the types of superheroes will probably change as well.

I like characters with flaws, who have shadow.

Kids aren't born to be bullies, they're taught to be bullies.