I was also an Action Comic fan when I was a young kid and those comic books affected me and Superman is - he's the one. He's the first one. He's the one. He's the one everybody is always compared to.

At least you used to know 'there's the villain, there's the good guy', but today there are more shades of grey.

Chicago's such a great city because it's got so many different brilliantly architecturally looking buildings, and you can really modify that city.

People tend to think about God more when the clock starts to wind down.

You think that it must be great to be Superman but it's also hard to be Superman, especially when growing up.

There is an expectation with a superhero film that there is spectacle and action but there also has to be heart. Striking that balance is really important.

It's rare that I'm working on a movie and that's the case. My goal is the same, ultimately at a certain point you give it to the director and their vision. You're there to support that vision.

I think that Superman is the pinnacle of the DC Universe. Our feeling always was that you need to get Superman right. That was also our goal. We didn't want to ignore that this universe exists.

When you don't know where you're going, you drive on the highway.

Part-time effort means part-tim results.

Too much study depletes the soul of its strength.

The parts of me that hurt the worst want me to write something for them, but I can't. I don't know what to say. I'm lost in all this sadness, and so are they.

Today I am a lens, a pen, a gun."--p. 1 ...Before My Eyes...look for it on 2.11.14

We sold a certain, steady amount of product for them and they could count on it. When it came time to ask for the money for this new record, they dropped us. It was fine with us. It was a dead fish.

I'll make him an offer he can't refuse.

Anyone who tries to keep track of what is happening in China is going to end up by wearing all the skin of his left ear from twirling around on it.

A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.

When you make people feel important, you're going to be ahead of the game.