Jeremy Renner Quotes

We want to have movies be seen. So, first and foremost, what's the world? So we can get it onto a big screen.

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.

Other people can think ahead all they want. I just focus on the task at hand and try to move on.

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.

I guess I just have one of those resting faces that makes me look like I want to beat you up.

Oh, all those ridiculous people with zero talent who spend their lives making sure everyone knows their name. Those stupid, stupid people.

Yeah it feels a bit more tangible, I suppose, even though you're in a green box for part of the time.

I guess gritty is the word that you said. But it has a different tone. We're not flying around in different universes - it's a bit more earthy.

Getting to play with Thor's hammer while he stroked my bow

We don't want to go to a movie and sit in a lecture.

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 only scream and scratch when something's only 'really good' or 'good', I want to be great, or let's go home.

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

I've got to be active in life, and it's the same when I'm doing stunts in a movie: I'll do anything.

I was an athlete when I was growing up.

I like to play unpredictable characters, and I like to be unpredictable in what movie I'll do.

Fear is just not a part of my life - so much so that if it's involved in somebody else's life and they're close to me, I won't be around them.

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

I'm blessed to have cool roles in these big movies.

Barton is a pretty brass tacks kind of guy. Kinda get the job done so I can go home. So I don't think it's very difficult for him to decide.

It takes a lot out of you to do a stage play, but I'd love to do that. I'd love to continue to do challenging material, whatever shape or form that comes in.

I'm an actor for hire, and I go do a job.

I don't really think there's much difference between a character actor and a leading man besides aesthetics.

Yeah, yeah, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye type of thing. There's that kind of irreverence to it the humor and in the reality of what's really going on that plays into this movie.