Amy Adams Interview - Man of Steel

I think it takes her by surprise. And I think that it's very interesting that it actually takes this person from another world to actually make her more human. His humanity actually brings about a change in her and gives her a stronger sense of humanity. And I would think as the story continues, she becomes a stronger and more well-rounded human being. I think she's pretty focused when we find her and pretty dead set on what she believes to be the most important thing, which is telling the truth. There's no reason for secrets. And I think she comes to really respect humanity and identify more with humanity by her experiences with Clark. I expected a lot more swagger from Henry. I don't know why, but he was actually so humble and so generous, even just in that first reading. I remember thinking that is a rare, rare package, not only in life, but especially in Hollywood, to find somebody with that physical presence that also has this, I hate to say it, but this softness. There's something gentle and genteel about him. He has that quality, and I think that's so important for Clark and for Superman for that. You're able to believe that he would just as likely save a kitten as he is to save the entire world. The Daily Planet stuff, I had a blast, because I feel like that's where Lois is the most comfortable and that's where she feels the most powerful. That's her world. That's so much fun. To work with actors like Lawrence and like Michael, who is just ... Michael's like a huge discovery for me, because he's one of those people that I've always known but never knew I knew. I've seen him in so many things, and it was an instant rapport with the entire group at The Daily Planet. I had so much fun working with Lawrence, who just immediately dove right into that contentious relationship with me, and that was fun. You could tell that these were two people who really had a lot of respect for one another, but at the same time, they butt heads, but that's part of their respect and love is they know the other person is not going to back down. Lawrence just made it so easy for me to fall into that. Working with Zach, at first I was a little nervous, because he is so confident, and I don't possess the same confidence. I'll work on a scene for five days if they let me. I love kind of getting into it and kind of perfecting it from beginning to end, and Zach knows exactly what he's looking for, and he knows when he has it, and that gives you a certain amount of confidence. He just has a really strong idea of the story, and he has a really strong idea of character. I was very excited by that, and I hate to say that I was surprised, but I was, because I knew he was such a visual master, and I knew that he had a really strong vision for the film, but his detail to character and his understanding of character was awesome, and I knew that the first couple days I worked with him, because he would really stay on something when it really had to do with the character. He would really stay on it with you, and really, you know, as we were sort of shaping Lois and shaping their relationship, he really stayed with me, you know, and really helped me to find Lois in this new world and in the tone of this film, and I so appreciate that. When I thought of Superman, there was definitely, I had my ideas of what that was and who that was, and when I thought of Lois, there's definitely ideas of what and who that was, but at the same time, I think I come from theater, so roles are constantly reimagined, you know, and redone, so it doesn't, it never throws me to have to reimagine a role or to come at it from a new point of view. To me, it's very exciting, and I hope that people are excited by it and that they embrace this new envisioning of not just Lois, but of the entire world.