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" I think when you play a role, you always have to be a defense attorney for that character. "

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" What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job title - whether it's 'black actor,' a 'gay actor' or anything actor. "

" I was raised in a conservative Christian household. We weren't even allowed to watch 'secular' television, anything that was deemed not proper for Christians. "

" I would sit on the swing set and swing literally for two hours, just, like, imagining things. Like, what if this happened, and what if I was this guy? "

" My grandma blows my mind. To me, she exemplifies what a loving, accepting Christian is. "

" I never really endeavored to hide anything. But there were times I chose not to relegate my history to the back page of a magazine, which to me is sort of akin to putting your biography on a bathroom wall. "

" Just being attached to 'Superman' actually gave a great boost to my career. "

" I love 'Jaws,' and I think Robert Shaw's performance in 'Jaws' is one of the best screen performances of all time. I am a massive Robert Shaw fan. I think he's a brilliant, brilliant talent and we lost him way before his time. "

" I was in romantic relationships with girls - whatever that means at 14. "

" Working on TV can be quite insular. "

" You have to remember you're an artist and get hungry. "

" When you really put your heart and soul into something, the temptation is to try to be in control of circumstances, however you can, and looking and seeing how people are responding. But I realized, early on, that that was just not going to be a healthy thing for me to do. "

" When I was 8 years old, I asked my parents to get me head shots, and they were like, 'What are you talking about? Go outside and play!' I'm so glad they did. "

" While I feel that I have a great reservoir to draw from as an actor for lots of different roles, it is difficult because it can be an industry where it's people's jobs to thin-slice you really quickly and try to fit you into a niche in the market. "

" I want to work with anyone who's passionate about telling a story. I obviously have a list of people I really love, but it's a really long list. "

" Kids aren't born to be bullies, they're taught to be bullies. "

" I'd like to really make the Montgomery Clift biopic happen. "

" It was a gift to get to play a gay role that was written in a three-dimensional, human way. "

" Activism isn't beautiful and easy, or a bunch of people getting together and picketing; it's a lot more complicated and difficult than that. "

" I would love to just keep working with really great directors who really inspire me. "

" Human imagination is so much more potent than anything we could put down in words. "

" I had a normal childhood where I was able to cultivate my own creativity, and I don't think I would have been ready for this crazy business at 8 years old. "

" There's always a need for new superheroes. As society changes, the types of superheroes will probably change as well. "

" For me, I look at a pilot and go, 'I see the landscape. I see the characters. I see the direction and the potential of the story.' And I also go, 'That didn't work. I could change that. Maybe that works. I don't know. We'll see.' For me, I look at it, as an actor, as what can I improve upon? "

" My personal life is a source of incredible happiness for me, but it's personal, and it's not for me to hock or shop around to the highest bidder. "

" Outside of, as a kid, just wanting to be able to fly and run faster than a speeding locomotive and being able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, we'd like to hope that, when push comes to shove, we can do the right thing. I think as long as there is that hope in our society and in the zeitgeist of superheroes, Superman will be relevant. "

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" I grew up on theater, and honestly, I'm trying to figure out a way with a family and kids and living in Los Angeles to get back to the stage because it is my first love. "

" I'm always so inspired by Jeff Eastin's writing. "

" I would say confidence and security and comfortability in one's own skin. I think that's so attractive. Truly. "

" I have more faith in Santa Claus now than I do an exec. "

" I'm blessed to have a family, so it's not like I'm twiddling my thumbs. When I'm not working, that's where all my attention comes. "