Carl Paladino Quotes

One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice.

I'm thrilled to be taking over Green Arrow. What I adore about the Arrow is his recklessness. He'll shoot off on an impulse, dispatch someone if they deserve it; his heroism is instinctive.

Shoot the bad guys and I'll gladly sing a tune for you.

I'm going to try to play some good guys for a while and just see how that is. It's hard to enjoy them as much as the bad guys, and the clothes are nowhere near as good. Good guys don't wear nice suits!

The bad guys always fight dirty, and the good guys always fight clean.

In all good westerns, the good guy is always a little bit questionable because he kind-of has to make moral judgments.

On 'CSI: NY,' the audience knew I was a really good guy, and I caught the bad guy.

The Lone Ranger is going to be one of those iconic characters that never rides off into the sunset. We need heroes like him - an underdog who fights the good fight, doesn't kill, and has some serious mojo when the chips are down.

Most superheroes are painted with a specific moral objective that makes them who they are. And that moral objective influences everything they do, so there's an expectation for what you're going to see out of a certain character.

I think at this point in my life, I'd like to play more good guys than bad guys.

Moviegoers love the intricacies of a crime all the more when it's for a good cause.

I tend to think of action movies as exuberant morality plays in which good triumphs over evil.

I've never been specifically attached to westerns, but there are those I like - one of the best westerns I've seen is 'Unforgiven.' I think the genre has something extremely powerful that can allow them to talk about good and evil in a very straight way.

I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys.

I like stories of the classic hero, of good versus evil, the ones in which the good guys wear white and the bad guys wear black... and I love a good sword fight.

The most unrealistic thing I've ever read in comics is when some group of characters calls themselves the Brotherhood of Evil or the Masters of Evil. I don't believe any character believes their goals to be truly evil.

His passion has aroused the best and the beast in man. And the beast waited for him in the kitchen.

It is a war to the death between good and evil. We must fight fire with fire.

Sometimes I understand how Bruce Wayne feels. When you take down a terrorist or something, there's always six guys to take their place. Everyone is Hydra. But you still have to do it.

I don't want to be like Spider-man or Batman, the do-gooder kind of thing.

I've never seen a Western that was really truthful. Most are just morality plays. Good guys and bad guys - and the good guys always win, whereas in reality, most of the sheriffs were as bad as the gangsters they were after.

I've played many criminals, but I loved playing somebody on the right side of the law who had a family and who had ethics.

Daredevil's religion makes him unique. He's a vigilante, but he's also a lawyer - and all the while, he believes only God is capable of bringing people to justice.

I was obsessed with the character Atticus Finch. I really liked the idea of having a voice for the voiceless, getting someone justice against the odds. That really resonated with me.

I love that duality of Wonder Woman: that she both wants peace and means peace, but when push comes to shove and someone needs to be put down like a dog, that's what she would be willing to do.