Quotes from Jeremy Renner

I like repressed characters. That gives me a lot of freedom to make a lot of different choices through subtleties.

What matters to me is learning and growing, and getting to do what I love to do. As long as I can do that, I'm happy.

The most experience I had in the criminology field is playing a thug as an actor. That was my first paid job. The police academy at the college was paying people to reenact the calls that potential cops would get. So I got to play thugs and people who were unruly.

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.

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.

There's too much down time making movies. That leads to boredom. And that leads to trouble.

I don't change. The things around me change.

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

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?

You have to wait for a big star to come in and generate interest on a project, and now that has become me, which is an amazing blessing.

I was always a singer. But I was always focused on being an actor as my trade. Music I do just for me. The movie business is very difficult but the music business is just impossible.

I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous.

I don't do well with expectation in my life. All I can do is do the best that I can do.

I want my personal life to be personal... And I don't care if you're talking about things that are true, you're still talking about my personal life.

I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous.

I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of it anymore.

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.

There's too much down time making movies. That leads to boredom. And that leads to trouble.

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'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'll always build houses.

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

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

There are rumblings of Captain America 3. I don't know what's going to happen there. I've got to find the time, man. I'm trying to stay home and I can't.