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.

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 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.

If there were rankings for press conferences, I wouldn't have to worry about dropping out of the top five, I hope.

It is in your act that you exist, not in your body. Your act is yourself, and there is no other you.

Happiness is always the inaccessible castle which sinks in ruin when we set foot on it.

The immense distances to the stars and the galaxies mean that we see everything ins pace int he past, some as they were before the Earth came to be. Telescopes are time machines.

That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared.

Part of the task of the leader is to make others participate in his leadership. The best leader knows how to make his followers actually feel power themselves, not merely acknowledge his power.

I will not vote to send my sons, or your sons, daughters, brothers, sisters or friends to fight for a stalemate.

A ruby-encrusted orb popped its top and helicopter blades unfolded. Leo was glad Buford the table wasn't here-he would've fallen in love.

Meadowlark inspired me to play for a long time. I thought, 'If he could do it, I can do it.' The legacy that Meadowlark leaves is something that every child and adult can benefit from.

I'll take 14 out of 15 any day of the week, any week of the month, any month of the year, any year of the century. I don't know what comes after century.