Scott Snyder Quotes

Rather like Batman, I embody the themes of the movie which are the values of family, courage and compassion and a sense of right and wrong, good and bad and justice.

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

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.

This character matters so much to so many people. I want to get that right. I want to do it justice. I want people to believe in the character and have faith in the character and kids to grow up wanting to be Superman. Or, God forbid, there's people who are going through hardship and wishing that this character would turn up and save them.

When walking through the 'valley of shadows,' remember, a shadow is cast by a Light.

I make dark dramas, movies about people living in desperate fear who then overcome that fear and find a heroic side to themselves.

Who can love to walk in the dark? But providence doth often so dispose.

Heroes are defined by their villains - Batman is nothing if he doesn't have Two-Face.

All stories boil down to good vs. evil, and that's what the archetypal American Western was.

Outside of, as a kid, just wanting to be able to fly and run faster than a speeding locomotive and being able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, we'd like to hope that, when push comes to shove, we can do the right thing. I think as long as there is that hope in our society and in the zeitgeist of superheroes, Superman will be relevant.

Inside 'Star Wars' are values that mean something to people. It's aspirational. It's full of hope.

In every story I've written with Batman, there's an element of justice - you never want to have the story end on a defeatist or a cynical note.

What makes Batman and what makes other superheroes work is the myth that when life is at its lowest, and when you need a hero, a hero swings down and helps you.

What is a superhero? They're supposed to represent hope, opportunity, and strength for everybody.

Superman has always been a battle for hope.

Oh, this faithless world! Someone must deliver them. You. If not you, who? You have been saved for a reason. Show them the old demons. Remind them of their fear. Apathy is death. Without darkness, there is no light. Without evil, there is no good. Make them choose. Dark or light. Where is the fear? Where are the heroes? If not now, when?

What makes a hero? Courage, strength, morality, withstanding adversity? Are these the traits that truly show and create a hero? Is the light truly the source of darkness or vice versa? Is the soul a source of hope or despair? Who are these so called heroes and where do they come from? Are their origins in obscurity or in plain sight?

Bruce Wayne is Batman. He became Batman the instant his parents were murdered. Batman needs Bruce, however hollow that identity feels to him from time to time. Bruce keeps Batman human.

There are good characters and bad characters.

When the darkness comes, keep an eye on the light - whatever that is for you - no matter how far away it seems.

The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.

I've always been a massive fan of Batman. He didn't have any powers, so it meant that anyone could be Batman.

Even so, one step from my grave, I believe that cruelty, spite, The powers of darkness will in time, Be crushed by the spirit of light.

What are movies for if not to have the good guys triumph over the bad ones?

Let us not curse the darkness. Let us kindle little lights.