#hero

A lot of people want to see this idealized version of heroism, all pretty and perfect, and I'm not interested in playing the goody-goody hero at all. ↗

— Matthew Fox

#heroism #i #idealized #interested #lot

Self-justification is a treacherous servant. ↗

— Wellington Mara

#treacherous

Dr. Martin Luther King is not a black hero. He is an American hero. ↗

— Morgan Freeman

#black #dr #hero #king #luther

The person I have admired the most in comedy terms would be Eric Morecambe, who is my total hero. ↗

— Dawn French

#comedy #eric #hero #i #most

I wanted something that would address the strengths and weaknesses of humanity. I wanted a story that could move readers. My Honor Flight is that story. ↗

— Dan McCurrigan

#courage #death #emotional #hero #humanity

But if one could go back in time, I'd love to have been directed by Howard Hawks, who's one of my great heroes. One of the greatest directors there ever was. He directed probably one of the greatest westerns of all time in 'Rio Bravo'. ↗

— Stephen Fry

#been #bravo #could #directed #directors

My sisters both are working mothers. I understand that my being an actress as well as being at home isn't some heroic thing. That doesn't mean it isn't confusing or difficult - especially that question of how you find a balance. ↗

— Jennifer Garner

#balance #being #both #confusing #difficult

In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his will. ↗

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

#hero #his #learned #learned man #life

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge. ↗

— Charles de Gaulle

#death #emerge #greater #heroism #humanity

But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece. ↗

— Sarah Michelle Gellar

#film #genres #heroic #only #out