I'm just an actor who happened to love these [Marvel] comics when I was a kid, and got to rediscover them.

I felt like people really do their best work when they're having a really good time and feel safe to push the envelope and make a jackass out of themselves.

I guess what we know about the Avengers is there's a reason why all of the heroes that we've been meeting, from Thor to Captain America - everybody - they need to work together.

I like anything Jennifer Lawrence is in. She's so beautiful.

Because I'm stern and scolding [the characters] sometimes, I'm sure I'll get a ton of grief.

All the PG-13 superhero movies are depriving me of the gore that I need.

There's very few people, who really thrive creatively under great stress and conflict.

One thing I've learned about the Marvel universe is that it's a little bit like God... if you want to make him laugh, just make a plan.

There's a different set of writers and a different director for the films, but Marvel has turned it into a pretty spectacular job.

There was a day on the set of Iron Man where I said, "I remember some of this stuff. I definitely had some Iron Man books. But, S.H.I.E.L.D. is a little bit of a weak spot for me."

I'm not secretly on the board of Marvel.

Life is an essay you yourself have to write, start to finish.

Maturity is when you stop complaining and making excuses in your life

There are two days in the year that you cannot do anything: YESTERDAY & TOMORROW: Only TODAY you can Be Happy, Smile, Dream, Love, Feel, & Be Thankful…

Whenever I feel sad, I just take out my phone and listen to her laughter recorded in my online messenger.

Don't cry about your struggles, they are the roadways to your future blessings.

Most people say that Shakespeare rocked merely because most people say that Shakespeare rocked.

Talk shows are proof that conversation is dead.

sometimes what you miss the most is the way a loved one made you feel about yourself.

We dragged English guitar music out of the gutter.

Men fall in love through their eyes. Women fall in love with their ears, through words.