Adrian Pasdar

“We all have great faith in the writing team that puts together 'Heroes.'”

“I wasn't really a big comic book guy, growing up.”

“The different arenas that I've been able to do Iron Man in are fun, but some more than others. The anime that we did early on was tough. That was the hardest one. It was a reinterpretation of a reinterpretation. I don't think I'd do that again.”

“Watching 'Profit' is like peering into a fishbowl and watching a piranha at work.”

“I had so many people care so much and work so diligently to make sure I didn't end up in the wrong place.”

“I think the actor has two responsibilities. One is to be visually compelling, and the other to recite the lines as written by the writers.”

“There's so much showmanship and gamesmanship involved in politics, it's really not a stretch to imagine an actor getting involved in being a figurehead for a political party. But for myself personally, I just don't think I could do that.”

“Most actors who direct do it because they've been directed by so many bad directors.”

“One of the things I'm most proud of is actually saying I'm going to do something and doing it.”

“I've never been good at selling myself.”

“I'm used to working with a rehearsal process and your body. It's a different thing to just be a voice. It's liberating, on one hand, because you get to show up in sweatpants and with Doritos on your fingers, but on the other hand, it's limiting because it's just your voice.”

“Being asked to carry a major show with the restrictions that are thrown on you is very limiting. I'd rather hit it hard, do it right, and walk away.”

“I got to meet Princess Diana at Leicester Square, where we had a big premiere. It was one of the great experiences in my life.”

“I really enjoy those characters like 'Profit.' With those elements that are shady and dark, you're not responsible for being a likable character. Like some of Jack Nicholson's characters, you remember them for so long.”

“I've always felt like I had a guardian angel.”

“Everyone has a voice, and I don't think mine is that different.”

“I just kind of stumbled into this Marvel thing with 'Spider-Man.' It's been great. I love it, it keeps me in town, it keeps me busy, and it's a lot of fun.”

“It's a very different feeling to work on a show with a future.”

“I learned this through Iron Man - it really doesn't matter what I think about who he is because everybody has such a huge idea about what they think the guy is. You can't just rely on your instincts and your imagination, you have to match up with what the expectations are from the people.”

“My favorite was the Silver Surfer growing up. I just thought that his slug line, 'He who travels fastest, always travels alone,' always appealed to me as a kid.”