Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve
Christopher D'Olier Reevewas an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, author, and activist. He achieved stardom for his acting achievements, in particular his motion picture portrayal of the comic book superhero Superman...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth25 September 1952
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
ability-to-love endure ability
What I do is based on powers we all have inside us; the ability to endure; the ability to love, to carry on, to make the best of what we have - and you don't have to be a 'Superman' to do it.
guy lucky awareness
I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.
real teenager thinking
Success is not about money and power. Real success is about relationships. There's no point in making $50 million a year if your teenager thinks you're a jerk and you spend no time with your wife.
life atheist believe
Even though I don't personally believe in the Lord, I try to behave as though He was watching.
inspirational life ocean
Either you decide to stay in the shallow end of the pool or you go out in the ocean.
letting-go adversity simple
Misfortune can force you into doing things you should be doing anyway. Lessons come from adversity. Anything can happen to anyone... You can find a new lease on life - more meaning than you thought possible in simple things... Let go. Live in the moment. Go forward.
fighting bones mainstream
I have no bones to pick and no fight with society. And I'm willing to be and interested in being in the mainstream of society.
thinking voice listening
I think we all have a little voice inside us that will guide us. It may be God, I don't know. But I think that if we shut out all the noise and clutter from our lives and listen to that voice, it will tell us the right thing to do.
mind body spirit
Your body is not who you are. The mind and spirit transcend the body.
hero maturity views
What makes Superman a hero is not that he has power, but that he has the wisdom and the maturity to use the power wisely. From an acting point of view, that's how I approached the part.
want stage audience
And if you can channel the truth of your own experience onto the stage, that's what the audience wants to see.
father responsibility long
When I first began acting, I assumed an intellectual responsibility attached to my profession, which I had accepted for a long time. My father taught me that an actor had to have a social and political conscience, and that the work that he does has to reflect from that.
able feels
To be able to feel the lightest touch really is a gift.
writing
Once we choose hope, everything is possible.