Christopher Reeve will always be Superman in my mind.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My dad was Superman to me, and in my mind he always will be.
I think of Superman as the ultimate vanilla hero. He's this perfect refugee, this perfect immigrant from another planet who embodies the American dream.
Christopher Reeve so completely inhabited the character Superman when he was in that costume, and that had such a huge effect on me as a child, watching those films back in the '70s. There was so much of that character that was, for me, Superman.
What can you say about such a man as Christopher Reeve? He embodied all the best that a human being can hope to be.
What's special about Superman is that he will always make the right choice.
If I had to choose a superhero to be, I would pick Superman. He's everything that I'm not.
I wouldn't want to be Superman. Batman would be cool. But the one I've always wanted to play is the Joker. There is a maniacal and dangerous side to me.
And the spirit of Superman is great to have around.
I don't think I ever thought of myself as Superman. But there were people who thought of me that way, and maybe I believed them a little.
George Reeves was really Superman in my eyes. For him to come on the set and be there was a treat for me.