Boring Quote by Salim Akil

Growing up, I didn't receive the representation that I wanted so badly. I was always looking out for black characters - black women -…

— Amandla Stenberg

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

As a child, I was always drawn to heroic characters. I decided I wanted to act when I realised that Superman and all those…

— Orlando Bloom

There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the…

— Naguib Mahfouz

I think that sometimes we put undue pressure on stories featuring people of color, and I hope we get to a point where it's…

— Jenny Han

All the people who fought for freedom were my heroes. I mean, that was the sort of story I liked reading... freedom struggles and…

— Indira Gandhi

There was nothing around me that would have given me heroes who happened to be Black. And I don't think anybody can understand how…

— Paterson Joseph

It is very grand and sumptuous and awesome to look at but it was really about the characters for me.

— Emmy Rossum

As I meet more people who were my heroes, I see there is something about them that rings true with all I've ever read…

— Terence Trent D'Arby

I've never been interested in watching or reading anything because it's the hero's story. I don't feel the need to be inspired by the…

— Gillian Flynn

I just write the characters the way I see them. And maybe that's because I'm surrounded by the most amazing men,from my father to…

— Gena Showalter

I passionately believe in heroes, but I think the world has changed its criteria in determining who it describes as a hero.

— Richard Attenborough