Quotes from Shia LaBeouf

Hey, I'm a human being also.

I'm not an Adonis, that's for damn sure. I've never really thought of myself that way, and it doesn't matter to me. My favorite actors aren't Adonises. Dustin Hoffman is a flawed-looking man; he's amazing to me. Tom Hanks is flawed-looking; people love him. Same with Gene Hackman.

I love doing stuff that I haven't done before. That's the goal: To keep reinventing myself.

It's really easy to fall for someone on-set, but in the end you know, it's a representative and it's not really them.

My mom is at my house every day, and she nags me about everything, especially hygiene.

I am trying to impress myself. I have yet to do it.

Most actors on most days don't think they're worthy.

My first car, I got it in an auction at my temple. It was an '86 Volvo that I got for 500 bucks, and then wound up throwing $10,000 into the stereo system and put TVs in the foot rests. It was the most ridiculous Volvo you'd ever seen, but I had never had money before and I was out of my mind.

I've learned a great deal about a certain type of filmmaking. But I have ambitions toward another type of filmmaking that I haven't been allowed to engage in yet.

When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints.

To be able to sit in Donald Trump's apartment and talk about the future of corporate real estate was amazing.

My first car, I got it in an auction at my temple. It was an '86 Volvo that I got for 500 bucks, and then wound up throwing $10 000 into the stereo system and put TVs in the foot rests. It was the most ridiculous Volvo you'd ever seen, but I had never had money before and I was out of my mind.

A relationship to me is never about the romance.

At this point I have enough money to live 25 lifetimes. You couldn't spend the money I've accrued now.

I don't know, I just want to be happy. I could be in a hole somewhere. Or I could completely lose it and be some hippy living in the woods with my dad.

If I have enough money to eat I'm good.

My generation will actually be the first generation that is tamer than the one that came before it, and it will probably be poorer less fun and less money.

My family, my parents are hippies.

I want my audience to know me for my work, not because of who I'm dating or what drugs I'm on or what club I went to.

You can't buy back your respect you can't buy back your career. You only get one, so I don't want to mess that up.

Comics, for me, is being able to sing alone in the shower. I find it freeing. You just pick up a pen and get to it.

I'm not a strikingly handsome guy, but I'm in movies.

I've spent more on my Dodger tickets that I did on my car.

I've been in fights, but that doesn't make me cool or like a tough guy or more interesting actor, I'm not proud of it.