Able Quote by J. Michael Straczynski

For me, growing up in a ridiculously poor family living in dead-end neighborhoods, Superman was a deeply personal icon, one that said you can…

— J. Michael Straczynski

What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power…

— Christopher Reeve

If we were really true to the story, I would be an invulnerable alien. But I'm not, I'm an actor. Superman is an American…

— Henry Cavill

On this global stage, Superman is someone that we can all look up to and he's almost kind of ultimately American.

— Scott Snyder

When the first Superman movie came out, I gave dozens of interviews to promote it. The most frequent question was: What is a hero?…

— Christopher Reeve

He's this amazing ambassador for all superheroes. What we've made as a film not only examines that but is also an amazing adventure story.…

— Zack Snyder

“What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power…

— Anonymous

When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked "What is a hero?" ...My answer was that a hero is someone who…

— Christopher Reeve

I think of Superman as the ultimate vanilla hero. He's this perfect refugee, this perfect immigrant from another planet who embodies the American dream.

— Antje Traue

For me, Superman's greatest contribution has never been the superhero part: it's the Clark Kent part - the idea that any of us, in…

— Brad Meltzer

The whole point of Superman, as originally created, was to be the ally of those who had no other allies. It put that magnitude…

— J. Michael Straczynski

Superman is a traditional archetype in our culture, this all-powerful but benign doer of good, protector and friend. If he could succumb to the…

— Dana Reeve