Getting to play with Thor's hammer while he stroked my bow Jeremy Renner More Quotes by Jeremy Renner More Quotes From Jeremy Renner I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous. Jeremy Renner clichewantbelieve 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. Jeremy Renner cinemastoriesthinking I'll take any risk there is. Jeremy Renner risk I don't change. The things around me change. Jeremy Renner dont-change I guess gritty is the word that you said. But it has a different tone. We're not flying around in different universes - it's a bit more earthy. Jeremy Renner different-universestoneflying If you dissect my career as an actor, and you can pull out more than enough of those type of movies, from The Hurt Locker and The Town and so on and so forth, and that's kind of where our wheelhouse is. We love it. Jeremy Renner actorscareershurt We had tried to get a couple books that were written about Ray Kroc, and one of the books, we called the publisher. The publisher actually said, "Call McDonald." Jeremy Renner mcdonaldscouplebook My philosophy on what makeup is...it's very different from what a woman's is. Makeup came from a very psychological place - of the peacock. Jeremy Renner makeupdifferentphilosophy When you get praise from someone that you really admire it's really surreal. Jeremy Renner surrealadmirepraise I'm able to really enjoy the wonderful things happening to me and that's a great blessing. Jeremy Renner ableblessingwonderful I light candles because I want to have candles lit, not because I need to see! Jeremy Renner lightwantneeds 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. Jeremy Renner shapeschallengesplay We don't want to go to a movie and sit in a lecture. Jeremy Renner lectureswant I think, strangely, a strip club can tell you a lot about the city you're in. If you call a strip club "Tuna's," I've gotta go in there. Usually you're not seeing the top talent around, but it's not about that. It's about the experience. Jeremy Renner talentthinking You have a great road map when you play somebody that exists. That's the amazing thing. But then you have great limitations from that road map. It's hard to deviate from it creatively as an actor. It's like, "Oh wait, he'd never do that." Jeremy Renner actorswaitingplay I have a hard time saying "no" if it's right. I don't say "no" to say "no." I said "no" when I didn't have a pot to piss in. I still said "no" to big money jobs because they didn't make creative sense to me. Jeremy Renner hard-timescreativejobs Barton is a pretty brass tacks kind of guy. Kinda get the job done so I can go home. So I don't think it's very difficult for him to decide. Jeremy Renner homejobsthinking There is a greater a sense of pride - like when we did Kill the Messenger - and that was probably one of my more fun experiences on a movie set. Having everyone there on the same team, it just feels really great. Jeremy Renner teampridefun We want to make people feel something after they buy that ticket. Jeremy Renner ticketswantpeople Yeah yeah, it's not so ethereal this time, it's a bit more rooted I feel like. Not that Joss 's wasn't, it was just a broader stroke that Joss was doing with all the Avengers. The Russo brothers are taking this Avengers 2.5, if you will, in keeping it still a Captain America movie. It's very sort of boots on the ground kinda thing, except for the flyers. Jeremy Renner captainsbrotheramerica
