Winston Marshall Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
There's a tendency among some male writers to make the women in their stories weak and needing of rescue so that their hero looks like a manly man.
-
I read the Steve Jobs book, and that kind of changed everything. I've been, like, an Apple geek my whole life and have always seen him as a hero. But reading the book, and learning about how he built the company, and maintaining that corporate culture and all that, I think that influenced me a lot.
-
From when I was young, I wanted to be an action hero. I always dreamed about being an action star. So finally, I made it.
-
I've heard people tell me there's never been a gay character like Agron on TV before, and some fans have even thanked me because they now feel like they have a gay action hero, and it's very endearing to hear that kind of stuff. But I just played him the way he was and tried to do right by the character.
-
I often wonder what I will be remembered in history for. Scholar? Military hero? Builder?
-
My dad's the one who's always been there; he's my hero, you could say. Even when he was working, he'd do anything for me. He's been the biggest influence in my life.
-
Every little girl looks up to her mom so much - that's your first hero.
-
I thought, 'Oh, this is great,' because maybe someone who does look like me will watch 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' and realize that they can be an actor if they want to be, or they can be a superhero. They can have a hero that looks like them as well.
-
I loved the idea of the Nerd as Hero, which Ghost World also had.
-
Richard Pryor was my hero. Richard Pryor was keeping it 100.
-
I have always found myself playing the hero, but I love villains. Villains have more fun.
-
I liked the idea of creating a new pop-culture, folkloric hero character that I created with 'Django' that I think's gonna last for a long time. And I think as the generations go on and everything, you know, my hope is it can be a rite of passage for black fathers and their sons. Like, when are they old enough to watch 'Django Unchained'?
-
If the reader cares, I don't think it matters so much whether your hero is in fact an anti-hero.
-
My first hero, as a teenager, was James Connolly. I remember discovering that he was a feminist, and that was an eye-opener, coming from a man of such poverty.
-
One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration.
-
I am a Bruce Lee fan. I may be my fans' hero, but even heroes have their heroes. And mine is Bruce Lee.
-
After all, the ordinary hero hiding in each of us is often the most powerful catalyst for change.
-
The cool thing for me is, I go to a lot of conventions - a lot of science fiction conventions like Comic-Con - and there are always a lot of attendants of color. And I think some people believe that black people or people of color are not into science fiction or hero shows or genre shows.
-
Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible - the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.
-
The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.
-
To admit regret is to understand that we are fallible - that there are powers beyond us. To admit regret is to lose control not only of a difficult past but of the very story we tell about our present. To admit sincere and abiding regret is one of our greatest but unspoken contemporary sins.
-
I collect a lot of eco-friendly shopping bags that serve to separate my shoes other and other small stuff in my luggage.
-
I really miss working in Telugu and Tamil. Fans there adore you.
-
Elton John is an absolute lad. He's a hero.
