Getting the role like this is such awonderful opportunity... I remember looking in the mirror and going 'I'm superman'. — Henry Cavill Comic Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say Bond is an ideal figure, no. The character has been performed in so many different ways that people go,… — Henry Cavill Bond Copy Share Image
I liked "Superman/Batman: The Search for Kryptonite" because I really enjoyed the interaction between those two characters. — Henry Cavill Batman Copy Share Image
'Immortals' was very much a martial arts based training program - a lot of body weight stuff, very little in the way… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
I was overweight when I went to school. In fact, I was overweight when I left, just taller. Fatty Cavill was the… — Henry Cavill Facts Copy Share Image
There is a story that you have to tell within a certain amount of time, and you can only show so much… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
Regrets are something you can't really have as an actor, because ultimately you'll end up destroying yourself there's a lot of disappointment… — Henry Cavill Actor Copy Share Image
If you're a good actor, then you channel enough of yourself into the character so that you do get that other thing. — Henry Cavill Actor Copy Share Image
Like anything, it's not the actual fight that's the hard work, it's the prep that goes into it. Part of the training… — Henry Cavill Fitness Copy Share Image
I will say I was a lot bigger as Superman. A lot bigger. I'm not saying how much. It's modesty about the… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
Ideally you do want people to treat you professionally in return, but not everyone necessarily does that. This acting job - it… — Henry Cavill Acting Copy Share Image
This character matters so much to so many people. I want to get that right. I want to do it justice. I… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
Playing an icon [superman], you don't try to be an icon because that defeats the purpose. The responsibility attached is enormous, and… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
A lot of the stuff you do as an actor - or I do, because I can't speak for everyone - is… — Henry Cavill Actor Copy Share Image
I read mostly historical fiction - lots of stuff set in ancient Rome and ancient Greece. I also liked sci-fi and fantasy:… — Henry Cavill Ancient Copy Share Image
I know I can't make everyone happy, but I know I can do the most justice I can possibly do to a… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
If you have superpowers and no one can actually cause you any physical harm, then everything has to be very thought-through. You… — Henry Cavill Being human Copy Share Image
It's the opportunity of a lifetime. Everyone has at some point pretended to be Superman and I get the opportunity to play… — Henry Cavill Comic Copy Share Image
I wouldn't necessarily be star-struck. I haven't been yet. But I don't know what happens in the future - maybe one day… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
I'm a giant softy, for sure, but I honestly think these days it's probably considered more masculine to be emotionally connected. — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
I genuinely had to throw my clothes out, since my shoulders are too big and my waist is too small. Everything just… — Henry Cavill Clothes Copy Share Image
I go to work, I do a job, I play a role, and then I go home. I don't wear a cape… — Henry Cavill Aliens Copy Share Image
To play Bond, though, and then for the world to perceive you in a certain way, is very different from playing Superman.… — Henry Cavill Bond Copy Share Image
My mother is such an incredibly strong woman. She raised a family of five boys extremely well. She made us all strong,… — Henry Cavill Boys Copy Share Image
If I spend all my time being upset about having lost a job, then the next however many auditions I have are… — Henry Cavill Actor Copy Share Image
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… — Henry Cavill Copy Share Image
With Superman, there are certain limitations for an actor. You can't go past certain boundaries because then you cease to be what… — Henry Cavill Actor Copy Share Image
It's difficult to judge other actors, because as an actor you're looking at different things than what an audience is looking at. — Henry Cavill Actor Copy Share Image
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