Relatable Heroes Quotes

When young people see movies like 'Gandhi 'or 'JFK,' there is an element of romanticization of these powerful people, and young people often feel a huge distance between their own lives and the lives of these social-change heroes. But the Panthers were flawed-up people from the streets, so it's easier to identify with them.

There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.

I am just tired of writing about heroes that we're dragging down to our level, and I want to write about heroes that we want to be.

I have had unattractive heroes - broken noses, scars, crooked teeth. You want to give them something that is human. My heroines struggle with being too short or fat or old. Some are older than the heroes. You try to cover all spectrums.

I think people like to see a little larceny in their heroes.

Action films are great, but an action film that has characters that are compelling and a story that people can care about is something even better. We love to see action heroes that are vulnerable, that are sensitive, that are family people, that are accessible.

I feel like role models today are not meant to be put on a pedestal. But more like angels with broken wings.

I think superheroes are heroes with flaws, and in their flaws, there is a sense of humor.

My favorite comics show the real-life struggles of heroes as well as the fantastical.

The prime reason behind making 'A Flying Jatt' was that there are barely any 'desi' superhero films in Bollywood which Indians can relate to. I wanted to exhibit that a superhero is more than just superpowers and leads a normal life like the others do. I wanted to attach a human factor to a superhero.