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The point of acting is to pretend you're someone else and sell a story.

Henry Cavill

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Henry Cavill
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: May 5
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Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill
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I go to work, I do a job, I play a role, and then I go home. I don't wear a cape at home. I'm not an invulnerable alien at home.
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As much as everyone says that Superman is good, a lot of other people might say that that's why they find him boring A lot of Batman fans might say that.
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Nature is a definite thing. But nurture is just as powerful. It can really mess with you.
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To play Bond, though, and then for the world to perceive you in a certain way, is very different from playing Superman. Bond is not this ideal figure.
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Not every job is a good job.
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With Superman, there are certain limitations for an actor. You can't go past certain boundaries because then you cease to be what the character is.
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Getting the role like this is such awonderful opportunity... I remember looking in the mirror and going 'I'm superman'.
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I work out two, two and a half hours a day. For 'Immortals,' it was body-weight stuff: crunches, pullups, and martial arts-based cardio.
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The hardest part of acting is not being guaranteed work. Every job could be your last.
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I was overweight when I went to school. In fact, I was overweight when I left, just taller. Fatty Cavill was the nickname. I mean, no one wants to be Fatty Cavill.
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I work out two, two and a half hours a day.
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Playing an icon [superman], you don't try to be an icon because that defeats the purpose. The responsibility attached is enormous, and the realization that it actually really, really matters meant that I wanted to put the most amount of work into representing the character properly.
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Why can men no longer be best friends? This is so stupid. Today if you show two guys being best friends they end up giving out an image that they’re gay. But guys don’t always need to be drinking beer, fighting in pubs or pulling women by the hair. They may have a deep affection.
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Certainly, for younger guys, Superman is this mythological character that they've thought about and explored in their imaginations... But one thing I really like about Superman fans is that they're so open-minded and excited and honest. There's something beautiful about their enjoyment of it - something very Superman-like.
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As much as I do love real-life stories they can often make you hurt in a way I'd rather not hurt. . . . For some reason, it's always the pain that gets you.
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I prefer more of the modern stuff - just because I can associate with the imagery more.
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A lot of the stuff you do as an actor - or I do, because I can't speak for everyone - is not always consciously thought out. A lot of the time, for me, it's actually just feeling stuff, and it happens all in the moment and your body reacts.
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I'm from a family of six men, so I'm bound to be physical.
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I like to go full bore into something. If you have a backup plan, then you've already admitted defeat.
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My version of Superman is essentially of a guy who has spent his whole life alone.
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