Quotes About Empowerment

I want to give black kids a new superhero.

All the superhero stuff, somewhere deep down, I think it nudges us into remembering that, really, we're all fabulous if you let go of fear.

Hearing that you fit into someone's idea of a superhero is a huge confidence builder.

There are now superhero movies fronted by women, and I think directors generally are moving away from that stereotypical woman's role that is just about being flirted with by a man before falling into his arms.

I would love to see an Asian American superhero.

'Deadpool' is its own thing, and it's very quirky, breaks out the box, and doesn't follow the rules of normal superhero movies, so it was really important for me to show that kids that look like me, who are chubbier than other kids, that they can be the hero they want - it was a dream of mine to be a superhero, and it's come true.

I would like to do an action film, and in which I am doing the action. I don't want to be a damsel in distress. I want to be a superhero. I would love to do that.

It's a dream role for me to play a superhero.

Mulan is not a superhero, so her physical action needed to be anchored in a strong female body and bounded by the laws of physics.

If I had to direct or produce a show, it would be about a young Black girl who is a superhero and helps save the world.

Just because there's one Asian American superhero in the MCU, it does not by any means imply that our fight is finished right there.

The first time I tried on Shang-Chi's superhero suit - Marvel has never had an Asian lead, so that was such a rare and impactful moment, for me as an actor but also for people who look like me. I nearly cried. It was so emotional.

For too long, history has imposed a binary condition on its black citizens: either nameless or renowned, menial or exceptional, passive recipients of the forces of history or superheroes who acquire mythic status not just because of their deeds but because of their scarcity.

These superhero movies are starting to give more love to not only black characters but also to more female characters, which is necessary because you have boys and girls of all colors who are looking at these superheroes saying, 'I want to be that. I want to look like that. Show me somebody that I can automatically connect with.'

It's important to for your kids to see themselves in their superheroes. Really, it's important for all of us.

There aren't a lot of African-American superheroes. I've been reading comics since I was eight or nine years old. Luke Cage stood out.

I think the fact that 'Black Lightning,' 'Luke Cage' and 'Black Panther' have each made noise in their own way will only lead to different superheroes and different genres.

Superwoman is one of those superheroes that knows her power and is very comfortable in her power.

It's important to the world to see superheroes that are spread across our demographic.

I never imagined myself playing a superhero because I don't see myself the way superheroes have been portrayed or shown to me my entire life.

I think the world has a place for gay superheroes, certainly.

There aren't as many girl superheroes, but there are cool ones. Banshee, for instance.

I'm not that interested in female superheroes.

I feel like we need to make new superheroes, African-American superheroes, that people would accept.