The Character, As Written On The Page,

I Gave Myself Permission To Care, Because There Are A Lot Of People In This World Who Are Afraid Of Caring, Or Afraid Of Showing That They Care Because It's Uncool. It's Uncool To Have Passion. It's So Much Easier To Lose When You've Shown Everyone How Much You Don't Care If You Win Or Lose. It's Much Harder To Lose When You Show That You Care, But, You'll Never Win, Unless You Also Stand To Lose. Don't Be Afraid Of Your Passion.

I Grew Up Watching 'superman.' As A Child, When I First Learned To Dive Into A Swimming Pool, I Wasn't Diving, I Was Flying, Like Superman. I Used To Dream Of Rescuing A Girl I Had A Crush On From A Playground Bully.

It’s Always About, Somehow, Finding A Part Of Myself That Is Relevant, And Then Turning The Volume Up On That Particular Part. So, I Am All Of The Characters I've Ever Played, And I Am None Of Them At The Same Time.

Some Of The Greatest Actors Have Turned Superheroes Into A Serious Business: Michael Keaton And Jack Nicholson In Batman; Ian Mckellen And Patrick Stewart, The First Venerable Knights Of The X-men, Who Have Now Passed The Baton To Michael Fassbender And James Mcavoy.

When You're Starting Out As An Actor People Are Very Interested In Who You Are Because They Want To Know Where They Can Put You. And Quite Often, And We're All Guilty Of This Is Our Lives, We Judge Very Quickly And We Pigeon-hole People Very Quickly Based On How They Look And How They Talk And How They Dress And We Think: "oh Yeah, We Know Who You Are."