David Longstreth is one of the great guitar heroes of our generation.
Heroes in drama are people who try hard to reach a virtuous ideal. And whether they succeed or fail really doesn't matter - it's the trying that counts.
All my heroes wore coats and ties to work. What happened to men wearing hats? Maybe I should bring back hats.
My cousins and my uncle have been iconic heroes in the industry and I don't think I'm anywhere close to that, but I'm happy that they like my work. They are my elders and it's natural for me to look up to them.
People in the South want heroes to be their own, whereas it is easier for them to accept a villain who hails from another state.
If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.
My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.
The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach.
And in a world without heroes, as the movie trailer voice-over guy might say, the slightly awkward can be slightly cool.
Because my home life was nuts, I didn't look to my parents for help. I looked to my teachers. They made me who I am. They took on a parental role. They're like celebrities or heroes to me.
