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
kitchen kind canvas
The bigger the canvas, the better I do. I'm not so good at understated, kitchen-sink kinds of parts.
accepting ultimatum conventional-wisdom
Never accept ultimatums, conventional wisdom, or absolutes.
heart people actors
Maybe one way I am original is that at heart I really am a classical actor. I haven't had my chance yet in the commercial world to show that. Movies aren't really made about classical people so much any more.
laughing i-can ifs
If I can laugh, I can live.
shapes body problem
All the scientists who are working on solving the problem of curing paralysis say that it won't do you any good if you don't keep your body in shape.
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.
ignorance giving neurosurgeons
I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset."
determination sacrifice challenges
At some time, often when we least expect it, we all have to face overwhelming challenges. When the unthinkable happens, the lighthouse is hope. Once we find it, we must cling to it with absolute determination. When we have hope, we discover powers within ourselves we may have never known- the power to make sacrifices, to endure, to heal, and to love. Once we choose hope, everything is possible.
wonder
I gradually stopped wondering, ‘What life do I have?' and began to consider, ‘What life can I build?
summer school men
It never occurred to me that I was a leading man until I was 19 years old. I had been acting since I was 10, so that's nine years and 30 or 40 plays, in school and summer stock, professional theater, too.
summer school college
I did my first apprenticeship when I was 15, then joined the union when I was 17. I worked every summer in high school and college.
steps today steps-forward
What can I do today to take a step forward?
wall space rehabilitation
On the wall of his rehabilitation room was a picture of the space shuttle blasting off, autographed by every astronaut now at NASA. On top of the picture it says, "We found nothing is impossible." That should be our motto.
lexicon impossible scientist
Every scientist should remove the word 'impossible' from their lexicon.