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Brandon Routh

(1979) Actor United States

34 quotes in 219 categories

Brandon Routh is an actor from the United States.

Quick Facts About Brandon Routh

Born: October 9, 1979
Nationality: United States
Profession: Actor
Spouse: Courtney Ford

About Brandon Routh

Brandon Routh is an American actor. His portrayal of Superman in the 2006 film Superman Returns garnered him international fame. In 2011, he played the title character of the film Dylan Dog: Dead of Night. He also had a recurring role in the NBC series Chuck, as Daniel Shaw. Routh also played Todd Ingram in the film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), reprising the role in the animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023).

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Saturn Award for Best Actor Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer

Quotes by Brandon Routh

I'm very excited to see where the characters and their relationships go. But in the end, it really boils down to the…

Excited

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I'm kind of looking for something with a lot less action and more talking and listening.

Action

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And then once in Australia, I really hit the weights hard.

Australia

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It was important to have a similar energy in my performance. To make the character too different would have just been about…

Character

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Well physically preparing for the role, definitely and then continuing to stay physically fit throughout filming, getting up, 4.00 4.30 in the morning.

Continuing

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I think Superman's journey is to become comfortable on earth. Of course he's got his role as earth's greatest protector but he…

Comfortable

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I am, of comics I was never as big of a fan as I probably could have been I suppose but I'm…

Bigs

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But so long as we can keep this crew of fantastic people together and can continue to make real breakthrough films in…

Breakthrough

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There are things about growing up in a small town that you can't necessarily quantify.

Growing

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One of the most amazing things I got from the film, so much green screen, there are so many moments and it…

Amazing things

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As I said before, I'm prepared to be prepared and I think that remains the same, you know there's no way to…

Be prepared

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It is important to get different roles and to be seen in a different light. I am an actor. To go too…

Artist

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Well no, I think we won't have that problem but as far as paparazzi I'm speaking, I will deal with that.

Paparazzi

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I could finally quit my job as a bartender and stop dreaming that I might be Superman and know that I was.…

Bartender

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Well I'm Superman, just not action. I'm kind of looking for something with a lot less action and more talking and listening.…

Action

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To go too much another way, for the sake of my ego in wanting to create something... in the situation of Superman…

All kinds

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And also it was a process of, we lifted weights as well, in an effort to train my body to then be…

Able

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That's definitely a part of who Superman is and definitely who Clark on the farm is. It translates to how calm he…

Calm

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I was at first but I mean I thought at first that I wanted a little bit of that in there but…

Little bit

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I mean it allowed me to do that which was fantastic because we really get to see the character mature and deal…

Allowed

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There's a great legacy before me. Many, many fantastic actors, artists, writers have come before me and created Superman. I'm very honored…

Art

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But as far as, for I think it will be amazing you know where I find myself years from now because of…

Amazing

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I'm really excited to be a part of it and sharing the legacy, any documentary I look up at the sky and…

Bryan

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If I become defensive and upset right away, then that's going to adversely affect how I deal with it and it's probably…

Affect

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I knew very early on that there would be quite a bit of attention: Superman is known all over the place.

Attention

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