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“As far as action is concerned, our films have been coming up with some great sequences. In fact, I think Hollywood is copying Bollywood by getting their heroes to bash up 15 guys at a time.”

Thinking Has Beens Facts Action Film Guy Hero Concerned Hollywood Sequence Copying Bollywood Bash

Author:Vijender Singh

“Hollywood wants its heroes to be virtuous, but it defines virtue in a way that excludes any action that is self-interested. If virtue means putting others ahead of self, then it's clear that most people, let alone most capitalists, aren't very virtuous.”

People Ifs Way Want Mean Self Action Virtue Clear Hero Hollywood Capitalist Virtuous

Author:Alex Tabarrok

“I really like writing heroes who arent necessarily Hollywood handsome. Personally, I think men who are self-confident, intelligent, and funny are outrageously attractive - and my heroines tend to think that, too!”

Thinking Men Writing Self Hero Hollywood Intelligent Attractive Handsome Heroines Self Confident

Author:Suzanne Brockmann

“Hollywood keeps before its child audiences a string of glorified young heroes, everyone of whom is an unhesitating and violent Anarchist. His one answer to everything that annoys him or disparages his country or his parents or his young lady or his personal code of manly conduct is to give the offender a "sock" in the jaw.... My observation leads me to believe that it is not the virtuous people who are good at socking jaws.”

Source: The Collected Works of George Bernard Shaw: Plays, Novels, Articles, Lectures, Letters and Essays: Pygmalion, Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Candida, Arms and The Man, Man and Superman, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion, The New York Times Articles on War, Memories of Oscar Wilde and more

“It's very difficult to get any movies done about Black heroes - Haitian or American - in Hollywood. The argument in Hollywood is that there is no market for those movies, and that is not true.”

Done Difficult Black Hero Argument Hollywood Haitian

Author:Jimmy Jean-Louis

“Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes are people who place themselves at risk for the benefit of others.”

People Film Actors Sports Records Risk Hero Politician Promise Benefits Hollywood Athlete Daring

Author:Oliver North

“Playing what Hollywood determines is a hero, it immediately sets actors up to feel like they just can't explore the dark parts of themselves - the character has to be likeable, has to be fuckable, has to be redemptive on all fronts. When you're playing a character that's just inherently destructive or messed up, you're given this beautiful permission to try things. There's a license to fail.”

Feels Trying Character Beautiful Actors Given Dark Failing Fronts Hero Hollywood Determine Destructive Permission License Messed Up Likeable

Author:Jordan Gavaris

“I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in the audience.”

Thinking Years Stills Actors Audience Hero Hollywood Movie

Author:Wilson Mizner

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