I ended up on ‘Heroes’ because I auditioned for the part like everybody else, but the writers were writing the role of Daphne, which was originally called Joy. – Brea Grant
All my heroes wore coats and ties to work. What happened to men wearing hats? Maybe I should bring back hats. – Aaron Sorkin
Historically, diversity has been a real issue for superhero comics – so we need to do something about it, crafting strong, modern heroes for a modern audience. – Adam Christopher
What with making their way and enjoying what they have won, heroes have no time to think. But the sons of heroes – ah, they have all the necessary leisure. – Aldous Huxley
You should never meet your heroes. Paul Newman… I was so excited about meeting him, but he turned up in shell suit bottoms, slippers, and a jumper. He was just so worn out and old, he wanted to go home. – Allan Carr
It is in your DNA to love a good story. You know, neat tales with heroes and villains and conflicts to resolve. A good story pushes our buttons, is exciting and memorable. – Barry Ritholtz
In Kolkata is a temple where the deity worshipped is Amitabh Bachchan. The daily aarti is performed to the chanting of the Amitabh Chaleesa. And people still ask, ‘Could our mythological heroes be based on actual people who once lived?’ – Ashwin Sanghi
We were like heroes, to stand there and observe the police, and the police were scared to move upon us. – Bobby Seale
We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day. – Brad Meltzer
True courage is not the brutal force of vulgar heroes, but the firm resolve of virtue and reason. – Alfred North Whitehead
I get the same feeling walking into the Opry House as I do when I see one of my heroes. – Blake Shelton
It is said the boundless steppes of Asia gave flight to tales of heroes and heroines because the conditions there are so harsh. – Adrienne Mayor
My heroes are the non-commissioned officers. If I had another life that’s what I’d be – a regimental sergeant major or a similar rank. That’s where the spirit of the armed forces is. – Bob Ainsworth
There are so many stories about boys becoming heroes, learning their powers and becoming incredibly heroic. There have to be those stories for girls, too. – Cassandra Clare
Historically, in my generation, all of my heroes and heroines have had issues and problems. We all do. – Anita Baker
Both villains and heroes are a bit boring, really, unless they’re flawed and broken somehow. If they’re not flawed and broken, then clearly they need to be broken and made flawed. That’s what an author does if he or she has any dignity. – Ben Peek
Simultaneously, my two biggest heroes are Susan Sontag and Morticia Addams from ‘The Addams Family.’ – Caitlin Moran
I’m a villain. But hey, villains have fans, too. They might have more fans than the heroes, and I’m OK with that. – Austin Seferian-Jenkins
I’m no hero. Heroes don’t come back. Survivors return home. Heroes never come home. If anyone thinks I’m a hero, I’m not. – Bob Feller
Poets and heroes are of the same race, the latter do what the former conceive. – Alphonse de Lamartine
They say you don’t want to meet your heroes, but those two guys, you do want to meet them, because they do not disappoint. Walken has this amazing sense of humor, and Pacino is like just a sweetheart of a guy. – Bill Burr
Today, free agency takes away a lot of your heroes, they go somewhere else. Some of them don’t but a lot of them do-take the higher offer to go somewhere else. And, it turns the fans off because they get attached to the players. – Bob Lilly
I play beside one of the unsung heroes in David Vaughan. It’s a privilege to play with him: he is breathtaking at times. – Charlie Adam
There are many projects I couldn’t get off the ground because they didn’t have white heroes. It’s a problem that everyone who’s been working in Hollywood has been facing. – Euzhan Palcy
I pretty much grew up when punk was big in the UK. The Sex Pistols were heroes for me. I used to run around like Johnny Rotten. I had a jacket like his. – Gavin Rossdale