Quotes from Jeremy Renner

Grab love of life every day. Because we're all gonna die. It's difficult to live that way. Most people are afraid to. Or can't. I find it very difficult.

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.

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.

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

Building a house is like producing a movie. There's no right way to do it but a lot of wrong ways. You have to be flexible and creative. You have to move fast, be prepared - or it quickly becomes costly.

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 do music because I can just pick up my guitar and sing, and completely satisfy, instant gratification. I don't need a script, I don't people, I don't need anything, cameras, I just have myself and my guitar, or keyboard.

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

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 love music. I do play. It's like mathematics, and it's also emotional. It's nice to play, for no other reason than just to play.

People find themselves in ruts all the time. You're in a complacent lifestyle where you work 9 to 5 and then you add a mortgage and kids. You feel trapped, but guess what, brother? You constructed that life. If you're OK with it, there's nothing wrong with that. But if you've got unease, then you've got to make a change.

I was very shy when I was younger. But I did have a terrible temperament. I would get angry very quickly, but the rest of the time I was this big goofball, playing the drums in a band and making out with girls.

I know what I like and what I want, and I can sit and enjoy every 10 minutes that go by. And truly enjoy it.

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

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

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

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 blessed to have cool roles in these big movies.

I'm a simple, simple man.

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

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 love the idea of going to work and having to fight and learn a new skill set, whether it's muay Thai or Kali or Filipino stick fighting. To me, it's like college for life.

I have a bad sweet tooth. I'm pretty good when I have to eat well for work, but otherwise, I could eat a whole roll of raw cookie dough.