Quotes By Mark Wahlberg

He's a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was nice but I think he lied a little. He said it was an honour to be in a movie with me, but I don't believe it.

The environment I was raised in, you had to, to survive.

Clooney is just a pretty boy, man, and that's it, OK? I carried him on my back long enough. I'm on my own.

It's funny, because when you're younger you're in a rush to be 18 or 21 or whatever. But then you hit 30. And now, the days go by like hours. You think, 40, man, this could be the halfway point. It could be the three-quarters point, you know? Who knows?

I've always looked at my career as an athlete would look at his. I won't play forever. Some don't know when to walk away, but the smart ones do.

When I was a rapper, the groupies didn't have to try too hard with me. Just show up at the hotel.

I don't go to Mass every day. But I go to church every day. Just sitting there, thinking - it's a great way to start the morning, you know? You feel so good coming out, and your approach to everything is suddenly really clear.

James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire to be in them.

I love being on sets with very seasoned directors as well as very new directors. Every time is a discovery process. You learn something new every time.

I want people to come see my films and enjoy them but at the end of the day you can't control what people think.

Well every moment, every project is different. I took a very slow approach to acting, trying to really work with people I could learn from. And I got something different out of each experience.

Look, if you're driving down the highway at 120 miles an hour, I'd rather be behind the wheel than in the backseat.

A lot of talented actors still have to pay their bills.

Having two daughters changed my perspective on a lot of things, and I definitely have a newfound respect for women. And I think I finally became a good and real man when I had a daughter.

As far as I'm concerned, there's no job more important on the planet than being a mom.

I'm the father of two boys and two girls, so I'm more an emotional wreck than a mushball.

I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.

If I can start my day out by saying my prayers and getting myself focused, then I know I'm doing the right thing. That 10 minutes helps me in every way throughout the day.

Tiger Woods is the only sports star who's worth every penny he makes.

But no, I'm not political. My obligation is to pull the lever and elect somebody who's going to make life a little better for everybody, especially those who don't have as much good fortune as others.

Being a Catholic is the most important aspect of my life.

For me, family always comes first; I would do anything to protect them.

The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God. Whenever I go outside of my house, the first thing I do is stop at the church.

A lot of people tend to chew up the scenery. I'm a firm believer in less is more, especially on the big screen.

I never lie. I believe everything I say, so it's not a lie.

I've been in enough movies to know that when you're on the set and you start shooting, you're looking at playback and you get a sense of what it's going to be like.

Producing suits me because I have a business mind and a business sensibility. I was a street hustler. I did whatever it took. I sold whatever I could sell. I'm a good organiser.

And I tell you, having girls has made me a much better man. I have friends who are fathers, but they only have boys, and they have the same attitude toward women they always had, you know? And I don't play that... My girls, you mess with them? I will bury you underground.

The world is very different today than it was in 1968.

Immortality... Is that a super power?