Top 88 Quotes & Sayings by Henry Cavill - Page 2

Getting the role like this is such awonderful opportunity... I remember looking in the mirror and going 'I'm superman'.

Superman isn't moody or brooding or aggressive.

With Superman, there are certain limitations for an actor. You can't go past certain boundaries because then you cease to be what the character is.

If there is some sort of trouble at home, kids don't think that James Bond is going to come save their mum from their dad, or their dad from their mum. They don't think, "Bond is going to come and save me." Superman is a different sort of idealized figure.

My mother and father have also raised five boys so they know there's only so much that can be controlled.

Finding the physical aspect is important to me because that is often how we read people in everyday life.

I hate to say "found himself" - it sounds so ridiculous.

Whether someone else would have played Superman better or worse would be up for a lot of debate on the internet forums, I'm sure.

If I spend all my time being upset about having lost a job, then the next however many auditions I have are going to be useless. So as you're going through the process, you get excited and put your all into it. But you don't get carried away, because until you do the thing, nothing hasn't happened yet. The rest is just talk.

I wouldn't necessarily be star-struck. I haven't been yet. But I don't know what happens in the future - maybe one day I will be. You never know.

I liked "Superman/Batman: The Search for Kryptonite" because I really enjoyed the interaction between those two characters.

I wouldn't say Bond is an ideal figure, no. The character has been performed in so many different ways that people go, "Oh, that's an interesting take on Bond."

I'm training two-and-a-half hours a day, pushing my body beyond its normal limits, putting on a lot of muscle mass and just making myself look like Superman.

This acting job - it pays very well and you get to live a wonderful lifestyle, but it's something that I love doing, so I want to work with other people who enjoy it as well...

If I spend all my time being upset about having lost a job, then the next however many auditions I have are going to be useless.

There is a story that you have to tell within a certain amount of time, and you can only show so much of the character. So as much as the script is born from the source material, there are certain limitations.

Ideally you do want people to treat you professionally in return, but not everyone necessarily does that.

If you're a good actor, then you channel enough of yourself into the character so that you do get that other thing.

I know there are a lot of people who like to get very involved in their characters, but I, personally, find it too involved. I just like to do it as a job - and it's my job to make it look real.

To play Bond, though, and then for the world to perceive you in a certain way, is very different from playing Superman. Bond is not this ideal figure.

Ideally you do want people to treat you professionally in return, but not everyone necessarily does that. This acting job - it pays very well and you get to live a wonderful lifestyle, but it's something that I love doing, so I want to work with other people who enjoy it as well ... Maybe if I met the Queen I'd be nervous, though I'd probably be more nervous about doing things the right way because it's a very formal occasion.

My mother works in a bank and my dad is the head of my management team and also works in finance.

I prefer more of the modern stuff - just because I can associate with the imagery more.

I didn't read comics as a kid - though, obviously, I've read a lot since.

Regrets are something you can't really have as an actor, because ultimately you'll end up destroying yourself there's a lot of disappointment in this business.

I know I can't make everyone happy, but I know I can do the most justice I can possibly do to a character, or any character, if I put my all into it. That's the choice you have to make.

I'd rather feel empathy for a character that's fictional, so it doesn't quite tie into personal experience as much.

If you have superpowers and no one can actually cause you any physical harm, then everything has to be very thought-through. You almost have to fake at being human.