I could finally quit my job as a bartender and stop dreaming that I might be Superman and know that I was. Then I started thinking about how cool it was.

Well no, I think we won't have that problem but as far as paparazzi I'm speaking, I will deal with that.

Christopher Reeve did such an amazing job that to give him some kind of accent or more bravado would have been wrong. Audiences wouldn't have responded to that either.

I've found the best way is to not be scared of the attention but to be grateful for it and open to it. It makes my days better rather than being annoyed that people want my attention.

I'm very excited to see where the characters and their relationships go. But in the end, it really boils down to the people who have more power than me, who control the money.

Well physically preparing for the role, definitely and then continuing to stay physically fit throughout filming, getting up, 4.00 4.30 in the morning.

There are things about growing up in a small town that you can't necessarily quantify.

It was important to have a similar energy in my performance. To make the character too different would have just been about my ego because it didn't need to be drastically different.

There's a great legacy before me. Many, many fantastic actors, artists, writers have come before me and created Superman. I'm very honored to be able to be a part of it.

I'm kind of looking for something with a lot less action and more talking and listening.

I knew very early on that there would be quite a bit of attention: Superman is known all over the place.

It made no sense to him, this idea that some people got God and some people didn't.

Self-respecting people do not care to peep at their reflections in unexpected mirrors or to see themselves as others see them.

It's possible to be completely enlightened... except with your family.

You are beautiful in every single way. Words can't bring you down.

The Superego, in censoring the unconscious and in implanting conscience, also censors the censor.

Christians are driven by God's promises, and directed by God's purposes.

If you learn indoor techniques, you will think narrowly and forget the true Way. Thus you will have difficulty in actual encounters.

People who talk about peace are very often the most quarrelsome.

Every day I ask my husband, 'Is it possible to over kiss your child?' I literally think I kiss him 200 times in a day. It's not normal!

I've got this old-school workout - push-ups, sit-ups, tricep dips. And it worked. Anybody can do this at home.