Jeremy Renner Quotes - Page 2

When I was growing up, I wasn't taught how to feel or communicate feelings.

I can't totally talk about why we divide, but... it's interesting because we're doing this scene today that's sort of the pinnacle of that. Two gangs fighting against each other, ultimately knowing that... ya know, it's like friends fighting friends. To me it's fun, personally.

I'm consciously aware, specifically with the comic book world, where there's a built-in fanbase. But, there's a little bit of leniency because there are a couple different universes.

I lived by the candlelight for two years because I couldn't afford power. It was nice and romantic at the time, but if you can't afford power you're pretty broke. You endure it.

I want to be a good human being.

I think cinema should provoke thoughts, sure, but using it as I soapbox I think is the wrong place. I never want to be part of something like that, where there's an agenda there that's not about telling a story, where its someone getting on a soapbox and preaching their own beliefs onto somebody.

I will never be in the stock market. It's just gambling. I'm a gambler, but I'll gamble on the practicality of things.

People love to yammer on about things that aren't real.

I light candles because I want to have candles lit, not because I need to see!

Accents can be a great tool to tell a story - but if you do it wrong, it pulls you right out of the movie.

I think it's great to be a part of a franchise that is successful. Any franchise is successful because it's a continuation and people have seen it.

So I take a little sleeping pill, pop it and realize nothing's happening - but something else was happening.

I was an athlete when I was growing up.

I'm able to really enjoy the wonderful things happening to me and that's a great blessing.

Why I'm so stimulated by [producing] is it becomes more proactive. Instead of waiting around for a script to come in, or some movie trying to go. You're waiting around always for that opportunity, which is great, but I like to be a little bit more proactive. I'm a very action-oriented guy - I'm a doer. The company really became this spearhead for that sort of attitude, and so that, to me, was the most exciting part of it.

I'm a simple, simple man.

When you get praise from someone that you really admire it's really surreal.

I love my small town, and I love going back there and supporting the community. But I could not have stayed there. No way.

I'll take any risk there is.

My philosophy on what makeup is...it's very different from what a woman's is. Makeup came from a very psychological place - of the peacock.

Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How good are you at going around obstacles?

There is a greater a sense of pride - like when we did Kill the Messenger - and that was probably one of my more fun experiences on a movie set. Having everyone there on the same team, it just feels really great.

I don't want to play a bad guy who doesn't have a bit of good in him.

In the 'Hurt Locker' there's a lot of me in there, a sense of humor, a man of few words and a lot of action.

Yeah there's always something different. He's still limited to what he can do - ya know, no super powers, just a high skill set. But they have a cool thing - this time I learn very quickly... um, bow. 'Cause in the first Avengers he had that short bow that cracks open, and then I can crack and close with a staff. So now I'm a master with a staff apparently. I have to learn that today.