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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Nowadays, everything's evolved into superheroes and it's boring. If I see one more superhero movie I'm going to shoot myself.

  Ridley Scott

  Boring, Ifs

  Source: editorial.rottentomatoes.com

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• Superpowers, don't always make you a superhero. - Duck

  Michael Grant

  Ducks, Superpower

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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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• 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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• Some men just want to watch the world burn

  Michael Caine

  Crush, Depressing, Dark

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• On a superhero show, you have to have people who are really human and who have the experience the audience is having.

  Candice Patton

  People, Shows, Audience

  Source: collider.com

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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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• Seriously, I grew up a fan of Hulk Hogan, and I think I bring some of his best values to the ring... the values of a superhero. Always do your best. Never give up... I think kids want to believe in that, and they should believe in that.

  John Cena

  Giving Up, Believe, Kids

  "'Monday Night Raw' star John Cena talks about 'WrestleMania'". Interview with Houston Mitchell, latimesblogs.latimes.com. March 26, 2012.

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• I would love to be a superhero.

  Anthony Mackie

  "Bartender Wisdom: Anthony Mackie Edition" by Anna Peele, www.esquire.com. June 21, 2012.

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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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• 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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• 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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• Even if I'm playing a superhero, it has to be steeped in reality.

  Michael Fassbender

  Reality, Ifs

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

  Marc Brown

  Life, Sister, Brother

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