What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.
Interpretation
Superman's heroism comes from his wise use of power, not just the power itself.
The essence of heroism, as expressed by Christopher Reeve, lies not merely in possessing extraordinary abilities but in the wisdom and maturity to wield those powers responsibly. This perspective emphasizes the importance of character and ethical judgment in defining what it truly means to be a hero, highlighting that heroism is as much about the choices one makes as it is about the capabilities one has.
In practice
In a motivational speech about leadership qualities.
I think we all have a little voice inside us that will guide us. It may be God, I don't know. But I think that if we shut out all the noise and clutter from our lives and listen to that voice, it will tell us the right thing to do.
Either you vegetate and look out a window, or activate and try to effect change.
Once you choose hope, anything's possible
Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea. It begins with an individual and they share the idea with more individuals-and eventually it becomes a movement.
Success is not about money and power. Real success is about relationships. There's no point in making $50 million a year if your teenager thinks you're a jerk and you spend no time with your wife.
We live in a time when the words impossible and unsolvable are no longer part of the scientific community's vocabulary. Each day we move closer to trials that will not just minimize the symptoms of disease and injury but eliminate them.
It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.
There's a popular image of people who don't save for the future as lacking in self-control. But the reason saving is so hard has less to do with self-control and more to do with a scarcity of attention.
It takes great self-confidence to write a newspaper column. Some might say it takes arrogance. Be that as it may, my willingness to pronounce on a great many matters of which I have little or no knowledge is one of my prime qualifications for this trade.
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
We really can't forecast all that well, and yet we pretend that we can, but we really can't.
Very quickly, very suddenly, words fell through my mind. They landed on the floor of my thoughts, and in there, down there, I started to pick the words up. They were excerpts of truth gathered from inside me.
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