We've all read, I'm sure, a Superman book where we didn't really feel like we knew the character. Where the writer, often with the best of intentions, has tried put a personal stamp on the character, whether it be to try and make him more current, or cool, or have a broader appeal, etc.

I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.

It was cool. I'm going to tell all (my classmates) that I got to see Superman.

For some reason, Superman seems to be held to higher standards on the subject of secret/super identities than other superheroes. No one ever says, 'Peter Parker was a nerdy kid. He can't possibly be Spider-Man, attract a good-looking gal, work in a newspaper, etc.' And no one gets hung up on whether his nerdiness is a disguise.

We felt every director should bring their own personal stamp and that every show does not have to feel like one another. A lot of these people had not done historical films, and I thought that was important.

I like Baudelaire's sentences quite a lot. I read and re-read him very often.