Quotes About Character

Playing a superhero was an acting challenge for me. It was fun.

I think I'd make a great superhero. I'm serious. I want to play a superhero, and I've already got one in mind. I think I've still got the body for the costume, and it's something I really want to do.

The problem is there are so many stories out there where I can pull that superhero out, put any other superhero in, and the story works the same. For me, that's broken. I have to write a story that no one else but Aquaman or Shazam can be in, and as soon as you pull that character out and out someone else in, it doesn't work.

Of course, everyone would like to play a superhero, but this is by no means me saying I would like to go play Cyclops.

You have to always try to think about them like real people first, and not just heroes. They have to be real characters. As people do more and more superhero stuff, the characters are what distinguish it, just like in cop shows.

I've always dreamed of being a superhero, and I actually got to play one!

I think a superhero would be awesome to play.

'Luke Cage' is about a reluctant superhero who lives in the shadows in Harlem. He has to decide if he's going to step up and fight for the heart of the city and defend the people against Cornell 'Cottonmouth' Stokes, my character, who kinda wants to keep everything in order and intact. I'm the criminal element in the story.

Squirrel Girl is basically a Silver Age character in the modern age, and that makes her a fish out of water in a lot of ways. She likes being a superhero. She likes fighting crime. She doesn't sit around brooding in the darkness of her Squirrel Hole trying to figure out new ways to make crime pay.

I think 'Spider-Man 2' is one of the greatest superhero movies ever made.

Peter Parker is probably the most relatable superhero - maybe ever - because he goes through something that basically everyone has to go through. Whether it's puberty or talking to girls or doing homework, he does it in such a human way. That's why he's such a beloved character: because so many people can relate to him.

I'd like to get into the superhero genre. I'd love to do either a DC or a Marvel character.

I don't want to be stuck to one character. I think that's what can happen when you take on a superhero movie.

Black Panther is a cool superhero and all, but let's be honest: He doesn't quite have the legs to prop up a blockbuster on his own.

When you're playing a superhero, you're almost playing two different people. I separate when I'm playing Jefferson Pierce and the days when I'm playing Black Lightning.

For me, I really liked the idea of playing a non-superhero on a superhero show.

I've always wanted to play a superhero. It was just about figuring out which one I could actually play.

It's a dream role for me to play a superhero.

I'd be Doctor Manhattan, a character from the Watchman.' He can do everything, he's the best superhero. There's no other superhero that could beat him in a fight.

I want to play a character which is as far away from myself as possible and a character that isn't even human, a superhero is just that.

I really liked the design of Batman. I liked the concept. There's a lot more you can do with Batman than most other superheroes.

I like Ned Leeds. I love the character so much. He's a very new character in the MCU. I think he's a very fresh take on people in the superhero world. Some superheroes crack under pressure, and Ned Leeds, who is not a superhero, doesn't.

Most superheroes are painted with a specific moral objective that makes them who they are. And that moral objective influences everything they do, so there's an expectation for what you're going to see out of a certain character.

I want to keep playing strong female roles. I don't mean superheroes, but women who are really alive.