Superhero Quotes

• Superheroes were born in the minds of people desperate to be rescued.

  Jodi Picoult

  People, Mind, Desperate

  Jodi Picoult (2006). “The Tenth Circle: A Novel”, p.145, Simon and Schuster

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• n our increasingly secular society, with so many disparate gods and different faiths, superhero films present a unique canvas upon which our shared hopes, dreams and apocalyptic nightmares can be projected and played out.

  Tom Hiddleston

  Dream, Unique, Secular Society

  "Superheroes movies like Avengers Assemble should not be scorned" by Tom Hiddleston, www.theguardian.com. April 19, 2012.

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• Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.

  Bill Bixby

  Dogma, Incredible Hulk, Banner

  "Fictional character: David Banner". "The Incredible Hulk" (TV Series), www.imdb.com. 1978–1982.

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• You can't relate to a superhero, to a superman, but you can identify with a real man who in times of crisis draws forth some extraordinary quality from within himself and triumphs but only after a struggle.

  Timothy Dalton

  Real, Struggle, Men

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Sometimes the truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people have got to have their faith rewarded.

  Christian Bale

  Truth, Dark, Reality

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• No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again.

  Bob Parr

  Secret Identity, World, Matter

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• Women are the real superheroes because they're not just working. They have a life and everything.

  Vanessa Paradis

  Real

  "Vanessa Paradis, Romain Duris & Director Pascal Chaumeil Interview HEARTBREAKER". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. September 7, 2010.

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• I used to be a superhero; no one could touch me, not even myself. You are like a phone booth I somehow stumbled into, and now look at me - I am just like everybody else.

  Ani DiFranco

  Fall, Phones, Looks

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• We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.

  Grant Morrison

  Giving Up, Wish, Return

  Grant Morrison (2011). “Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero”, p.416, Random House

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• It's not who I am underneath but what I do that defines me.

  Christian Bale

  Who I Am, Acting, Comic Book

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• About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.

  Michael Caine

  Character, Views, America

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• We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them.

  Famke Janssen

  Men, Female, Want

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• No one is banging my door down to be a superhero. I don't know how good I would be. I have low bone density, so I don't know if anyone really wants to put me in a cape and chuck me out a window. But a lot of my friends, who are great actors and who come from film, are doing TV because that's where the opportunities are. For us, it does feel like it's similar to making the movies that we used to make.

  Winona Ryder

  Opportunity, Doors, Doe

  Source: collider.com

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• Some men just want to watch the world burn

  Michael Caine

  Crush, Depressing, Dark

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• Everybody cryin' mercy / When they don't know the meaning of the word.

  Mose Allison

  Oasis, Mercy, Mystery Men

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• I don't necessarily find superheroes in general, for me, that appealing. I'd much prefer to play, if I was to be cast in a superhero film, I'd prefer to play the villain because there's a reason, there's a motive behind their madness.

  Ryan Kwanten

  Play, Madness, Film

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• Most regular superhero books are designed to go on forever; of course, very few of them do, but the point is they are trying to throw mud against the wall and hope it will stick, and most of it slides off.

  Garth Ennis

  Wall, Book, Forever

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• The fundament of a superhero is the guy in tights saving innocent people from bad things. It's amazing how infrequently that seems to happen in superhero comics these days.

  Frank Miller

  People, Guy, Tights

  "Returning to the Dark Knight". Interview with Charles Brownstein, www.cbr.com. April 21, 2000.

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• Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.

  Marc Brown

  Life, Sister, Brother

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• If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn't be that, I'd want to be a superhero.

  Vin Diesel

  School, Choices, Firsts

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• Discipline? I don't know the meaning of the word.

  Liam Gallagher

  Oasis, Discipline, Insulting

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• When the mob and the press and the whole world tell you to move, your job is to plant yourself like a tree by the river of truth, and tell the whole world - No, you move.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Jobs, Moving, Rivers

  "Amazing Spider-Man #537". Comics by J. Michael Straczynski, December 2006.

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• Where is the Scarlett Johansson superhero movie? I don't understand it, why is it taking so long for this? This woman clearly shows that people want to go see her in the movies. ‘Lucy,’ didn't it beat ‘Hercules’ by a lot opening weekend, when it was made for a lot less? She shows that she kicks ass, she's a great actress. ‘Under the Skin’ is an incredible film, and why are we still waiting for a go-ahead on a superhero movie starring Scarlett Johansson?
  To me, it's a no-brainer. You want to make money, put Scarlett Johansson in a superhero movie!

  Jessica Chastain

  Weekend, Long, People

  "Jessica Chastain Calls Out Hollywood, Marvel: ‘Where is the Scarlett Johansson Superhero Movie?’" by Jordan Zakarin, www.thewrap.com. August 27, 2014.

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• I have a reputation for doing superheroes, but I like all kinds of writing. In fact, hardly anybody knows this, but I've probably written as many humor stories as superhero stories.

  Stan Lee

  Writing, Stories, Facts

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. June 20, 2001.

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• I think if I were a superhero saving the world, I'd expect at least not to have to pay income taxes. I mean there should be something in it for a hero who risks his life to save mankind every day.

  Stan Lee

  Hero, Mean, Thinking

  "Stan Lee on Upcoming Marvel Cameos & Our 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Giveaway". Interview with Rob Keyes, screenrant.com. April 30, 2015.

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