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At every step in his life, DiMaggio was what New Yorkers wanted in a hero.

For me Salman's the most romantic and the best action hero there ever could be. I'm so attracted and mesmerized by him! For me he's the ultimate superstar, I can just watch him for hours.

'Greatest American Hero,' I really dug that as a kid because it had an alienation to it, where he was given a gift and didn't know why, and yet he was forced to do something with it, and he was very much an out-of-place character who was trying to cope with his own surroundings, and I can kind of relate to that guy.

If you want to be a hero, you've got to take hero shots.

The idea of romantic heroes - When you say the word hero,' it implies it's someone you look up to. We talk a lot with Bridgerton' about it being female-centric, but also, what are men looking up to? What am I doing with this icon of masculinity?

The only hero known to my childhood was Henry Clay.

The traditional villain has died a natural death. Today even a hero can portray a negative character. There are no lines drawn. The scope for actors like me has condensed.

To have one's own story told by a third party who doesn't know that the character in question is himself the hero of the story being told, that's a technical refinement.

I play antihero; I play hero... I'm not image-struck.

In the '70s and '80s, there was a definite set of roles in a film. There would be a hero, a heroine and a villain.

Since most heroes are doing villainous roles these days, that thrill is lost. Earlier, there used to be a hero, a heroine, a villain and such. The villain's entry would generate a lot of curiosity among the audience back then.

The hero is changing in Bollywood, and I approach a hero's role like a character by focusing on its weaknesses. I feel the weaknesses of a character make them more alive, relatable, and human.

I didn't set out to be a regular hero.

The truth is, hero of '2.0' is not Rajinikanth but Akshay Kumar. If I was given a choice, I would have taken that character. Hats off to Akshay. He has worked so hard.

Nobody starts off as a hero, that does not happen even in films. It is passion, hard work, and perseverance that makes the difference. Dream big, follow your passion and work hard towards fulfilling it and it will pay well.

From when I was young, I wanted to be an action hero. I always dreamed about being an action star. So finally, I made it.

When I was young, 'Scarface' was my favorite film. Al Pacino is my hero. I want to work with him.

I got to work with Jeanine Tesori, who was my hero from a very young age. Getting to work with her and getting to call her my friend is something that I will not be able to live down, truly.

When you get to the point where you're established enough that people link you with something, especially being an action hero babe, it's awesome. Because then you can fight the battles and have the crossbows and wrestle with swords and ride the horses because you're already believable; people see you in that genre.

Issa Rae is a hero of mine, and I'm going to try not to completely creep her out. I love 'Insecure.'

'The Notebook' was beautiful, and I was crying because its hero and heroine had died together.