Quotes from Adrian Pasdar

I wasn't really a big comic book guy, growing up.

I've always felt like I had a guardian angel.

Being asked to carry a major show with the restrictions that are thrown on you is very limiting. I'd rather hit it hard, do it right, and walk away.

I never grew up with heroes in show business. My hero was my father.

There's probably somebody out there who has been dying to be Tony Stark, their whole life, and it will never happen. And then, it comes to me because I happened to do 'Heroes.' I mean, I love it. I'm totally respectful of the position, but I wasn't pursuing it.

I learned this through Iron Man - it really doesn't matter what I think about who he is because everybody has such a huge idea about what they think the guy is. You can't just rely on your instincts and your imagination, you have to match up with what the expectations are from the people.

I really enjoy those characters like 'Profit.' With those elements that are shady and dark, you're not responsible for being a likable character. Like some of Jack Nicholson's characters, you remember them for so long.

I wasn't a good kid. I didn't hurt anybody, but I was doing things kids do that they shouldn't.

It's fun when you have a whole team of writers that really like writing for someone; you always end up with some really great lines.

We don't work for the government. We don't carry guns. We don't chase aliens. We are a man and a woman. The similarities end there... If 'X-Files' and 'Touched by an Angel' crashed on 'Highway to Heaven,' you'd have 'Mysterious Ways.'

The different arenas that I've been able to do Iron Man in are fun, but some more than others. The anime that we did early on was tough. That was the hardest one. It was a reinterpretation of a reinterpretation. I don't think I'd do that again.

I just kind of stumbled into this Marvel thing with 'Spider-Man.' It's been great. I love it, it keeps me in town, it keeps me busy, and it's a lot of fun.

We all have great faith in the writing team that puts together 'Heroes.'

I think the actor has two responsibilities. One is to be visually compelling, and the other to recite the lines as written by the writers.

I had so many people care so much and work so diligently to make sure I didn't end up in the wrong place.

Do I believe in vampires? I've got an agent. Even more, I've got a manager. So yes, I believe full well in vampires and blood-letting.

My favorite was the Silver Surfer growing up. I just thought that his slug line, 'He who travels fastest, always travels alone,' always appealed to me as a kid.

I'm used to working with a rehearsal process and your body. It's a different thing to just be a voice. It's liberating, on one hand, because you get to show up in sweatpants and with Doritos on your fingers, but on the other hand, it's limiting because it's just your voice.

Every film I've done, I've tried to pick ones where I can learn.

You do a couple of superhero things and then, all of a sudden, they want to get you because there may be some name value.

You always have good shows and bad shows. People want a certain amount of each. It's just widening the market a little bit. The involvement of people at home is just broadening things.

Part of the reason a hit show is a hit show is because of the people - good, solid, decent people.

I did a show called 'Profit' a while back, and I based some of the work on some people that were in office at the time.

I thought I was signed up to be on 'Heroes.' It turns out I signed up to be on 'Survivor.'