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

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.

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 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.

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.

The Devil has all the best tunes? My arse! Metalville just got a new sheriff.

Bluegrass has brought more people together and made more friends than any music in the world. You meet people at festivals and renew acquaintances year after year.

We can get this done! Take a vote, and send me that bill.

Feminism is just like HIV awareness: It's not something we don't need anymore, it's something that is just as important as it was a few decades ago. It is a very important fight.

Childhood’s work is learning, and it is in his play...that the child works at his job.

To know what is the right thing to do and not do it is the greatest cowardice.

I'm neither an optimist nor a pessimist. I am a dyed-in-the-woo l possibilist! By this, I mean with an eco-mind, we see that everything's connected and change is the only constant.

Love is so holy, so confusing. It makes a man anxious, tormented. Love, how can I define it?

Anything that kills hope is a sin

Once you've got a bull terrier, you never want another dog. I've got six bull terriers, a rottweiler and a bulldog.