Mark Wahlberg's Quotes

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

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

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

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

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

Women don't get the credit they deserve.

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.

All that running around in my underwear put money in my pockets. I can focus on working in interesting movies without having to worry about supporting myself.

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.

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.

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.

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'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.

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.

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.

I did a lot of things that I regretted and I certainly paid for my mistakes. You have to go and ask for forgiveness and it wasn't until I really started doing good and doing right, by other people as well as myself, that I really started to feel that guilt go away. So I don't have a problem going to sleep at night.

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.

You know, there's nothing like seeing the smile on my kids' faces. Laughing together. Playing. It's the best.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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