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  • Actor
  • born 1983
  • 88 quotes

Henry Cavill, an actor (born 1983), is quoted 88 times on QuoteForever. The subjects that come up most often are People, Jobs, Mother and Character.

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Not every job is a good job.

No matter what era we're in, we need hope.

I work out two, two and a half hours a day.

I don't think Americans look bad in spandex.

I didn't see a lot of comic books growing up.

Superman isn't moody or brooding or aggressive.

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

If you've got nothing else, passion will get you through.

I'm from a family of six men, so I'm bound to be physical.

I'm loyal to a fault. I may have learned that from my mother.

You treat anyone normally, and they'll treat you normally back.

Everyone doubts themselves. It's just a matter of admitting it or not.

The point of acting is to pretend you're someone else and sell a story.

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

I just loved the coolness of [Sean] Connery's Bond. He just sort of oozes cool.

At boarding school there wasn't much time for much of anything except education.

My version of Superman is essentially of a guy who has spent his whole life alone.

When you give your all to something and you're hitting a wall, it just feels so wrong.

The hardest part of acting is not being guaranteed work. Every job could be your last.

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

Nature is a definite thing. But nurture is just as powerful. It can really mess with you.

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

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

If someone's trying to intimidate me, male or female, I don't respect them enough to be intimidated.

As an outside; don't worry about failure, because failure will take care of itself. Focus on success.

I like to go full bore into something. If you have a backup plan, then you've already admitted defeat.

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.

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

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

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

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

I never thought of myself as unlucky. When you aim high, it's tough to get there unless something really fortunate happens.

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

I'm a serious geek. I mean I seriously want to own a unicorn when I'm older . . . or a Pegasus . . . yeah Pegasus sounds better.

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.

I go to work, I do a job, I play a role, and then I go home. I don't wear a cape at home. I'm not an invulnerable alien at home.

I'm a giant softy, for sure, but I honestly think these days it's probably considered more masculine to be emotionally connected.

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.

It's difficult to judge other actors, because as an actor you're looking at different things than what an audience is looking at.

My fame? Truly I don't consider myself famous...long way to go yet. But if anyone does ask for an autograph it's a wonderful feeling.

Some people thrive under pressure, but pressure can also ruin your performance, it can push you down angles which you don't want to go.

I work out two, two and a half hours a day. For 'Immortals,' it was body-weight stuff: crunches, pullups, and martial arts-based cardio.

If people like to see me with my shirt off, it's enormously flattering. But that doesn't mean I'm going to take my shirt off all the time.

If there's one thing that we're very good at as humans, it's remembering the bad stuff. For some reason, it's always the pain that gets you.

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.

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.

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.

As much as everyone says that Superman is good, a lot of other people might say that that's why they find him boring A lot of Batman fans might say that.

As much as everyone says that Superman is good, a lot of other people might say that that's why they find him boring... A lot of Batman fans might say that.

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