Quotes from Chris Pine

Lying does exist in crazy forms.

I like to listen to French radio; I'm trying to learn French.

I think the western is about people in harsh places trying to tame an unfriendly wilderness. Because life is defined by struggle, it's kind of the perfect microcosmic experience to explore that. 'Here we are, struggling.' It's about people persevering and persevering and persevering.

From Drew Barrymore to Robert Downey Jr., there's a long list of people who have faced their troubles, wildly overcome them, and succeeded.

My name is not 'William Shatner.'

I enjoy dating. I love first dates. I think they're incredibly fascinating studies in human psychology. When you sit down across from someone on a first date and things are going alright, you talk objectives. We want to win each other over, so how do you win someone over? You have to put the best foot forward.

I think the first thing that I saw on IMAX was 'The Avengers.' The scope and the size of it are pretty neat, I will say that.

The great thing about theater is that you have so much time to prepare, and to fail, before presenting it to the public. In film, the high-wire act seems to be that much farther up, and the net seems to be less there.

I think it's a fair criticism to say that we've gotten our fill of superhero films, and audiences should just have different things to choose from when they go to the theaters.

I would love to do more theatre, musicals... everything.

One thing that I do find really sexy is a girl who's good at crossword puzzles.

I've worked Keira Knightley quite a bit and Kevin Costner.

What kind of woman am I attracted to? Really? Can I just say I like what most human beings want?

Therapy's like going to the gym.

I don't think there's anything better than talk therapy.

When I'm kissing someone, I don't want to feel as though I'm rubbing off all the makeup that's on their face or messing things around. I think natural is better.

Fear runs our lives a lot of the time. You can face it head-on, or you can hide in your bunker.

It's so rare to get all of your muscles firing at once. That's what I look for in any role.

After many years of self-flagellation, I've realised that beating myself up doesn't get me anywhere.

I like this idea of becoming fully realised.

I don't think there's anything less attractive than a man over-dyeing things on his face, so I'm going to try, for as long as I can, to age as my male forefathers before me. My father started getting grays when he was in his 30s, as did my grandfather before him, so I don't want to look perpetually young.

Mediocrity scares me. It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.

I'm in that lucky percentile where I can worry about how I want to shape my career. That's a wonderful place to be.

I think the most dangerous word in the English language is 'should.' 'I should have done this.' Or 'I should do that.' 'Should' implies responsibility. It connotes demand. Which is just not the case. Life ebbs and flows.