Inspirational Quotes
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Mythology Quotes
AmbitionDestinyMythologyPassion I was born to play Hercules. I have loved and honored the mythology over the years - since I was a kid. When I first broke into Hollywood, 'Hercules' was one of the movies that I - not chased, because I didn't have the power to chase anything - but always had in the back of my mind.
CreationHuman NatureImaginationMythologyUnderstanding We hunger to understand, so we invent myths about how we imagine the world is constructed - and they're, of course, based upon what we know, which is ourselves and other animals. So we make up stories about how the world was hatched from a cosmic egg or created after the mating of cosmic deities or by some fiat of a powerful being.
CultureIdentityMythologyPowerSociety I feel, since 2001, this huge need for Americans to have superheroes on the screen. This idea that a super-being will protect you. That this being can go above the law but, at the end of the day, would be a good force and defeat the evil. This idea that this half-god exists. This need in the subconscious of America to find these gods.
LiteratureMythologyReader EngagementReference ToolsWorld-building One thing that I get from a lot of people with 'American Gods' is people saying that they would love some kind of glossary with a list of all the Gods and who they are, so that they can look them up.
FilmHopeIllusionMythologyStorytelling Storytelling, mythology and film provide a lot of hope but, on the flip side, can also create delusion.
ActingCharacter PortrayalMythologyPerformancePreparation For 'Hercules,' I went for the demigod look: big and mean. When you're playing a character like the son of Zeus, you only get one shot.