Quotes About Action

It may be a mistake to say this, but I know my limitations as an actor and I know what I can and can not do. Robert De Niro can do everything. I can't. A 'Highlander' movie is basically my thing. What I'm attempting to do is develop my ability as an actor and try to be the best I can be in the fantasy/action genre.

It is not that you do wrong by design, but that you should never do right by mistake.

It is a mistake to do nothing just because you think you can only do a little.

I think advice is cheap. You can only really learn by doing and making mistakes.

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you can only do a little. Do what you can.

If you foul up, tell the President and correct it fast. Delay only compounds mistakes.

I have been a big fan of the 'Fast and the Furious' franchise. The films are fast-paced, fun and keep the audience involved. There is a great mix of humor and action, something I really appreciate.

I have watched stuff like Mixed Martial Arts and boxing, and sometimes it's disappointing because the big fight is over like in 30 seconds or so.

I've been training with my mixed martial arts guy as much as I can when I'm back in L.A., so if I could do another movie like I did in 'The Killing Game,' with Samuel L. Jackson, that would be awesome.

For the things that I've been involved in, most of it has really been - it's been a mixture of action and then drama.

The difference between a mob and a movement is follow-through.

To play with mobility is what matters.

Duty is that mode of action which constitutes the best application of the capacity of the individual to the general advantage.

I've learned that you learn best by modeling. If you want people to learn, do it!

The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise.

I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.

I aimed at the Archduke. I do not remember what I thought at that moment.

The moment you feel yourself hesitate on something you know you should do, count 5-4-3-2-1 to activate your prefrontal cortex and interrupt the habit of overthinking, self-doubt, and fear.

Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.

I am fully aware of the critical moments we face as a country.

I had one of those light bulb 'a ha' moments while screening 'Good Will Hunting' in Camp David in 1998 - Madeleine Albright and the Clintons were there, and I just became really inspired by all of these amazing people. I left the screening asking myself what I could do.

I don't feel like I've ever done anything - even 'Big Momma's House' - that I didn't really have some desire to do.

What counts is what you do with your money, not where it came from.

Theatre is highly satisfying in terms of words. You get to speak in monologues; words drive the action.