So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable. Christopher Reeve More Quotes by Christopher Reeve More Quotes From Christopher Reeve What can I do today to take a step forward? Christopher Reeve steps-forward steps today You should have a dream and absolutely go for it. Don't let anybody say you can't do it. Christopher Reeve should should-have dream A hero is an ordinary person doing things in an extra ordinary way. Christopher Reeve hero ordinary way Nothing of any consequence happens unless people get behind an idea. It begins with an individual and they share the idea with more individuals-and eventually it becomes a movement. Christopher Reeve movement people ideas I remember telling a neurosurgeon, "Don't give me too much information, because at the moment my ignorance is my best asset." Christopher Reeve neurosurgeons ignorance giving Living a life with meaning means spreading the word. Even if you can't move, you can have a powerful effect with what you say. Christopher Reeve powerful mean moving 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. Christopher Reeve summer men school It's important to me to say what I really mean. Christopher Reeve importance important mean It's defeatist to harp on what might have been, and yet, it's hard to resist considering what might have been. Christopher Reeve considering harps might Every scientist should remove the word 'impossible' from their lexicon. Christopher Reeve lexicon scientist impossible By reaching out, more comes back than you can possibly imagine. Christopher Reeve reach-out reaching imagine I'm starting a new chapter in my [[life], and you have no idea how much that means. Christopher Reeve starting mean ideas When we turn our attention away from ourselves, our potential is limitless. Christopher Reeve sidelines limitless attention People may never understand this - and perhaps I should give up caring whether they do or not - but the idea of me playing Superman is so far away from what I was brought up to aspire to. Christopher Reeve giving-up caring ideas I don't have to prove anything to anyone. As a result, I am ready to take up again the characters who are closer to what I really am. Christopher Reeve ready results character The character is a piece of fiction. You are yourself, however, and that makes you interesting, because you're alive and you're a human being. Christopher Reeve character fiction interesting The bigger the canvas, the better I do. I'm not so good at understated, kitchen-sink kinds of parts. Christopher Reeve canvas kitchen kind Having that college-town atmosphere with a live repertory company available was a real gift. I found myself gravitating toward the theater from about the age of nine. I guess it was the environment that got me started. Christopher Reeve atmosphere real college I think a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Christopher Reeve At first, dreams seem impossible, then improbable, and eventually inevitable. Christopher Reeve first dreams inevitable impossible