Antony Johnston Quotes

As a kid, I wanted to be the person running from the monster. I also wanted to be the person saving people from the monster. I wanted to be a superhero.

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

Times of heroism are generally times of terror, but the day never shines in which this element may not work.

The brave man, the real hero, quakes with terror, sweats, feels his very bowels betray him, and in spite of this moves forward to do the act he dreads.

I actually read 'Wonder Woman,' and here's the thing about her: she's more of a physical presence than anything else. You don't get to really know her on the inside.

I think if you play a character that is fearless, then it's boring. I think that's what was so incredible about Harrison Ford, is that he always seemed like he was never going to survive it, he's always scared, and yet he always does survive it somehow.

I think if I could be any superhero, it'd probably be my mom... but I don't think I'd look too good in high heels, so it's not gonna happen.

If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

I always wanted to be a superhero.

Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome.

On a purely personal level, it's very strange, because as a kid, Superman informed my personality. Now I've been given the job of forming Superman's personality and, in some ways, drawing on my own background.

Some people are cowards... I think by and large a third of people are villains, a third are cowards, and a third are heroes. Now, a villain and a coward can choose to be a hero, but they've got to make that choice.

If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.

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.

I am not a brave man... I do not have the right stuff. Astronauts are really a cut above.

Dad never demonstrated any fear, although my sisters and I lived in terror he’d be killed by an assassin.

You may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman, or the most audacious soldier. Put them at a table together—what do you get? The sum of their fears.

A bunch of cowardly terrorists cannot make us fearful.

Without the villain, the hero sits at home on his couch.

A superhero movie is only as great as its villains.

Daredevil was known as 'The Man Without Fear,' and I just thought, 'Well, I don't think that's very interesting.' I don't think it's very interesting to watch someone who's incapable of feeling fear. It also removes from the palate my favorite character attribute, which is courage. If you're not afraid, you can't exercise courage.

I like Ned Leeds. I love the character so much. He's a very new character in the MCU. I think he's a very fresh take on people in the superhero world. Some superheroes crack under pressure, and Ned Leeds, who is not a superhero, doesn't.

A superhero is someone who, at some point or in some way, inspires hope or is the enemy of cynicism.

Courage? Well, that's a difficult quality to define. If a man has never known fear can you call him courageous?