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 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.

I'm not secretly on the board of Marvel.

I was an 'Ironman' fan. It was in the '70s. I definitely liked comics and drew a lot of panels on my notebook when I should have been studying - probably why I ended up in the arts.

Prejudice is a disease. And when they come for you, or refuse your worth, I will be ready for their stones. I belong to you.

If you are not angry with your average performance, you can't effect a change! You must get upset to grab the energy to break the fence confining you!

Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.

We're each our own person, we live our own lives, make our own mistakes, learn from them and move forward.

Men substitute words for reality and then argue about the words.

I liked doing live things, and with the Circus we had a live audience.

Yoga has stopped me from destroying my joints after running. It slows me down.

It's freeing, to think that there's always an aspect of us outside the grasp of speech, the common stuff of language.

My body and my arm will tell me when they're ready.

As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.