Heroes Quote by Charlton Heston

I appear to be drawn to iconic characters and what they reflect back to our cultures.

— Tom Hooper

The life of famous men was more glorious in antiquity; the life of obscure men is happier with the moderns.

— Madame de Stael

Classical heroes are usually much larger than life. They're not quite human beings. They're somehow larger than human scale.

— Lloyd Alexander

In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our…

— Richard M. Nixon

“Heroes abound at the dawn of civilizations, during pre-Homeric and Gothic epochs, when people, not having yet experienced spiritual torture, satisfy their thirst for…

— Emil Cioran

If you look at the heroes of antiquity and myth, they all have flaws. It's something that they have to overcome; their flaws are…

— Nicholas Meyer

I would rather portray the hero if it's a really great film. All my favorite fictional film characters are heroes, such as in 'The…

— Jonathan Jackson

The great thing about really heightened historical dramas is that they can convey much larger themes.

— Cynthia Addai-Robinson

“Heroes of the ancient world wore masks, costumes, heavy armors, and were licensed to kill. True Heroes of the New World are those who…

— Premlatha Rajkumar

I marvel that whereas the ambitious dreams of my self, Caesar, and Alexander should have vanished into thin air, a Judean peasant-Jesus-s hould be…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

I like characters who aren't typically heroic and come to some sort of epiphany about themselves.

— Brad Anderson

I always felt that heroes were essentially dull. Villains were more exotic and could do more interesting things.

— Jerry Robinson