I'm a romantic. I like romantic movies.

The point is that when I see a sunset or a waterfall or something, for a split second it's so great, because for a little bit I'm out of my brain, and it's got nothing to do with me.

I always say that the times in my life when I've been happiest are the times when I've seen, like, a sunset.

I can handle the craziness some of the time, maybe most of the time. But I know I can't handle it all of the time.

I'm reminded of who I am, who I was, and who I'm supposed to be.

The comic book world is so dangerous, you know what I mean? You say one thing and people - they're ravenous - they are very opinionated fans. But they're great fans.

I decided to make 'Captain America' because I realized I wasn't doing the film because it terrified me. You can't make decisions based on fear.

I don't know any form of art or entertainment that can affect people the way movies can. I know it sounds ridiculous, but they can change your world. They can change your views.

I am single and not looking to be in a relationship.

But my happiness in this world - my level of peace - is never going to be dictated by acting.

I can’t believe I was almost too chicken to play Captain America.

Any man that hits a woman no matter the circumstances, he’s no man”.

I never decided at all to be an artist; being an artist seems to have happened to me.

Fierce was her needle, and she wore it like a sword.

I still believe that music is one of the greatest gifts that God gave to man.

Truth emerges from the clash of adverse ideas.

When a man begins to know himself a little he will see in himself many things that are bound to horrify him. So long as a man is not horrified at himself he knows nothing about himself.

to speak as black, female, and commercial lawyer has rendered me simultaneously universal, trendy, and marginal.

A mom reads you like a book, and wherever she goes, people read you like a glowing book review.

So the deeper stages of sleep are really those times of quiescence, you're really restoring your body and we have a few different stages of sleep.

Character produces endurance and persistence when the going gets tough, and life truly is an endurance race, not a sprint.