Robert Downey Jr. Quotes

The ordinary man is involved in action, the hero acts. An immense difference.

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

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

I like heroes, and would like to be a hero myself. I suppose we all want that.

We wanted to talk about death in the DC Universe, and how some people go to get a pass and come back, and some people didn't. That opened up a whole other topic about legacy. We wanted to talk about what was required to be a hero, what were the elements of true heroism?

What's a hero if not for its journey.

Heroing is one of the shortest-lived professions there is.

A hero could be anyone who does something heroic, irrespective of the gender.

I started very young as a hero.

What we need now is heroes - millions of them. Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.

It's true that heroes are inspiring, but mustn't they also do some rescuing if they are to be worthy of their name? Would Wonder Woman matter if she only sent commiserating telegrams to the distressed?

Most of those we call heroes only did what they had to do.

I'd like to rescue people in trouble, like Superman.

No hero is mortal till he dies.

The only reason anyone ever called me a hero is because I get this paper, here.

Day after day, ordinary people become heroes through extraordinary and selfless actions to help their neighbors.

Without heroes, we are all plain people and don't know how far we can go.

I want to be a hero, a small and good kind of hero, even though I know heroes have very short lives.

One of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are going to be involved even in heroic events.

People fantasize about being a hero and helping someone in trouble. Batman is that fantasy realized - not just for Bruce Wayne, but for the audience.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.

Heroes are not always available.

No doubt Jean Bart does not talk like you, but who of you could act like Jean Bart?

Heroism is a matter of choice.