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What actors and writers say about playing Hercules.

Several actors here talk about the physical and creative demands of playing Hercules, from cornrows worn for a 3D film role to imagining what an animated Disney Character should look like from a script alone.

Last Updated on Aug 03, 2026

Long
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Nov 07, 2020

The real Amazons were long believed to be purely imaginary. They were the mythical warrior women who were the archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Every Greek hero or champion, from Hercules to Theseus and Achilles, had to prove his mettle by fighting a powerful warrior queen.

Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

Darkness
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Nov 07, 2020

He's meant to be that classic Homer, Ulysses, Hercules - a character who goes out or has some gift of some kind. He goes on a journey of discovery and part of that is falling into darkness - the temptations of life.

Quotes by Robert Redford

Bad Guys
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Nov 07, 2020

I just played one of the bad guys in Hercules 3D, and I had cornrows. People moved away from me in elevators, that's for sure. I wore them for about three months. After a while, they get a little gnarly, and you have to redo them.

Quotes by Johnathon Schaech

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

She had said one time, make a choice and do it like Hercules. So if that is all of what is being offered, the idea is to always do it like Hercules and I always followed her advise and now I'm here talking to you.

Quotes by Harvey Keitel

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

I mean when I was working shall we say with Disney, you know they sent me the script for the film Hercules and I had to imagine what all the characters looked like. And to develop those characters, so nothing exists visually when I get the script.

Quotes by Gerald Scarfe

One quote treats Hercules less as a role and more as a life philosophy: make a choice and commit to it fully, the way Hercules would. For more on the archetypes actors chase, see Bad Guys quotes or Always quotes.

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