In a recent interview with starpulse.com, the actor playing the titular character in the new superhero movie "Thor" discusses his perspective on the making of a hero and who his real hero is in real life:
“My dad works in child protection,” Hemsworth said. “He’s spent many, many years in that line of work. As kids, our experiences shape our opinions on ourselves, and the world around us, and that’s who we become as adults, because of that experience. So he’s certainly been my hero.”
“In movies, I think the idea of a heightened reality and then the fantasy that we’re able to be swept up in, and then these larger than life heroes and the possibility of someone much more powerful than we are, that can come and save the day, so to speak, is inspiring. It’s the people who put themselves on the line and sacrifice their own safety for the greater good and for others. I think anyone in any sort of profession who, their concern is the welfare of other people instead of individual, I think that is inspiring and important.”
“Growing up, I have a lot of different films. I think Superman was probably the very first one I was aware of, and I would run around the house pretending to be him at some stage when I was a kid. I also had a Robin costume, Batman’s sidekick, which is a nice pair of green underwear and a yellow shirt and red cape. I love Hans Solo, too.”
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