"I thought he'd make a really gay Superman but he didn't; it was more Jesus' Superman...a lot of Messianic poses and what not and I was hoping for a little more gay action."

"I've always felt that the origin of Superman is the story of Moses -- the child sent on a ship to fulfill a destiny. And this was a story about Christ -- it's all about sacrifice: The world, I hear their cries. So what happens? He gets the knife in the side and later he falls to the earth in the shape of a crucifix. It was kind of nailing you on the head, but I enjoyed that, because I've always found the myth of Christ compelling and moving. So I hoped to do my own take, which is heavy's for a summer movie."

"What I had noticed is that there weren't a lot of women lining up to see a comic book movie, but they were going to line up to see The Devil Wear Prada, which may have been something I wanted to address. But when you're making a movie, you're not thinking about that stuff, you're thinking, 'Wow, I want to make a romantic movie that harkens back to the Richard Donner movie that I loved so much'. And that's what I did."

"Peta Wilson — Flight Attendant Bobbie Faye"

"Mike Massa — 777 Pilot"

"Noel Neill — Gertrude Vanderworth"

"Jack Larson — Bibbo Bibbowski/Bo the Bartender"

"Stephan Bender — Young Clark Kent"

"James Karen — Ben Hubbard"

"Parker Posey — Kitty Kowalski"

"Kal Penn — Stanford"

"Frank Langella — Perry White"

"Tristan Leabu — Jason White"

"Josh Duhamel — Richard White"

"Eva Marie Saint — Martha Kent"

"Marlon Brando — Jor-El (Stock Footage)"

"Kevin Spacey — Lex Luthor"

"Kate Bosworth — Lois Lane"

"Brandon Routh — Clark Kent / Superman"

"Christopher Reeve — Kal-El, Superman / Clark Kent"

"I'll bet you 10 dollars they're from Los Ange-leez. ~ Sheriff as he spots Zod and company in the road"

"Keep it on the flame Rock, this is just minute steak. - Trucker at diner"

"That's Kryptonite, Superman. A little souvenir from the old home town?"

"You were great in your day, Superman. But it just stands to reason! When it came time to cash in your chips, this old...diseased maniac would be your banker. Mind over muscle?"

"Wrong Lex? Miss Teschmacher, those are two words we don't use in the same sentence."

""Funny" is a person trying to smile without any teeth."

"[Watching Superman fight Zod, Ursa, and Non in Metropolis] Never thought this thing would go the distance."

"Father? If you can hear me, I failed. I failed you, I failed myself, and... and all humanity. I traded my birthright for a life submission in a world that's ruled by your enemies. There's nobody left to help them now... the people of the world... not since I... FATHER!!"

"General, haven't you ever heard of freedom of the press? [alternate line of "General, would you care to step outside?"]"

"The Adventure Continues."

"Miraculously freed from eternal orbit, the three outlaws from Krypton descend to earth, for ultimate confrontation."

"The three outlaws from Krypton descend to Earth to confront the Man of Steel in a cosmic battle for world supremacy."

"The Man of Steel meets his match!"

"The Man of Steel is back, and better than ever!"

"As Originally Conceived and Intended."

"The Version You Have Never Seen."

"A Hero Revealed, A Vision Restored."

"Gene Hackman — Lex Luthor"

"Marlon Brando - Jor-El (only appears in The Richard Donner Cut)"

"Ned Beatty — Otis"

"Jackie Cooper — Perry White"

"Sarah Douglas — Ursa"

"Margot Kidder — Lois Lane"

"Jack O'Halloran — Non"

"Valerie Perrine — Eve Teschmacher"

"Susannah York — Lara Lor-Van (theatrical version)"

"Clifton James — Sheriff"

"E.G. Marshall — The President"

"Marc McClure — Jimmy Olsen"