My version of Superman is essentially of a guy who has spent his whole life alone.

As much as everyone says that Superman is good, a lot of other people might say that that's why they find him boring A lot of Batman fans might say that.

I'm a serious geek. I mean I seriously want to own a unicorn when I'm older . . . or a Pegasus . . . yeah Pegasus sounds better.

If you've got nothing else, passion will get you through.

My mother is such an incredibly strong woman. She raised a family of five boys extremely well. She made us all strong, loving, caring people. We all support each other. I'm really thankful to her.

People say, "Age is just a number." A lot of times it's not just a number. It's actually a real and true sign of someone's maturity. But in this case, she's fantastic.

I just loved the coolness of [Sean] Connery's Bond. He just sort of oozes cool.

Everyone doubts themselves. It's just a matter of admitting it or not.

I still don't have any crushes on actresses or models. It's always been one of those things with girlfriends. They say, "Who's on your list?" What do you call it, the Get Out of Jail Free card?

If people like to see me with my shirt off, it's enormously flattering. But that doesn't mean I'm going to take my shirt off all the time.

If there's one thing that we're very good at as humans, it's remembering the bad stuff. For some reason, it's always the pain that gets you.

Happiness is what happens when your thoughts and beliefs are constantly working in your favor.

I see you from afar—fragile and shy as a star gleaming through a cloudy rift

Science provides a much more satisfactory way to seek answers than does any religion.

Accepting federal funding undermines state sovereignty as states become beholden to federal requirements in order to keep the money flowing.

One of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to shut their eyes to facts.

The proof of a man is the danger test, That shows him up at his worst or best.

The President hears a hundred voices telling him that he is the greatest man in the world. He must listen carefully indeed to hear the one voice that tells him his is not.

I love Errol Morris so much; he's one of my heroes.

If she were a writer she would collect her pencils and notebooks and favourite cat and write in bed. Strangers and lovers would never get past the locked door.

Abundant, cheap electricity has been the greatest source of human liberation in the 20th century.