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'Superman' was a total accident. The producers of the animated series were having a hard time finding someone to read the character. I was brought in through a connection and, I think, out of desperation.

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.

The thing that's been exciting about 'Superman' is to see how the character has developed through generations.

I always thought that, in a way, you want your Superman to be a total unknown.

I was really disappointed that Warner Bros. didn't think highly enough of my film or my filmmaking to ask me to make the new Superman.

I read Superman comics when I was a kid.

When I was little, I think that I wanted Superman to be my boyfriend.

I'm no superman.

It's just nerve-wracking in general to write 'Superman,' right? I'm a life-long superhero fan, and he is the character that kicked off the entire genre.

For me, growing up in a ridiculously poor family living in dead-end neighborhoods, Superman was a deeply personal icon, one that said you can do anything if you put your mind to it. What he stood for formed the core of who I wanted to be as I grew up, and informed how I view the world and my responsibilities to other people.