My first film goes into production in October. It's called White Boy Shuffle and it's based on a novel about a young black kid and it's sort of reminiscent of Catcher in the Rye. Ryan Phillippe More Quotes by Ryan Phillippe More Quotes From Ryan Phillippe Where you raise your children isn't as important as how you raise your children. Ryan Phillippe raisesimportantchildren My sisters are my favorite people on earth. Ryan Phillippe sisterearthpeople Divorce was the darkest, saddest place I had ever been. It was a struggle - there were a good four or five months of not being able to get out of bed. It was the worst time in my life. You get through it. It's a process that's not easy, but I get less and less sad about it every day. Ryan Phillippe divorcestruggleeasy The ultimate 20-year plan is to be living in the Caribbean, writing, living off the land, eating from the ocean and probably smoking herb. Ryan Phillippe weedoceanwriting I grew up with no money. My kids will grow up with a lot of money and so it's really important to me, and it will always be a part of my parenting, to keep them conscientious and connected socially to other people. Ryan Phillippe parentinggrowing-upkids A film goes through so many hands, that by the time it's done, it might not resemble what you thought you were making. Ryan Phillippe donemighthands The idea of doing something that you've seen a thousand times before doesn't appeal to me. Ryan Phillippe doing-meappealsideas Working in South Africa and the people in Johannesburg get under your skin. It stays with you. It's a place I want to take my children back to. It's a place that filled me with great joy and inspiration but also sadness. I think it's one of the most complex places on the planet. Ryan Phillippe sadnessinspirationchildren At 27, it's great to get to a place where I'm not an actor for hire anymore. Ryan Phillippe actors Home life's great, man. The kids are great, happy and healthy. I've reached this sort of wonderful precipice. Ryan Phillippe parentinghomekids It's nice that people want to compliment you in some superficial way, but I've never considered that that's how I might be categorized. I guess it's better than being called ugly. Ryan Phillippe compliments-younicepeople Being a father is the greatest achievement and the most important thing about me. I have two great kids, no question. Ryan Phillippe twofatherkids On his daughter, Ava: She is a relief from all the stress in my life; everyday she does something new and it is so amazing. Ryan Phillippe stressdaughtermother I've made 30-plus films over 20 years. And in my opinion, five of them are good. Ryan Phillippe filmopinionyears But in a broader sense, when I have more control, I want to expose people to new ideas. Ryan Phillippe wantpeopleideas Granted, there are times when, for business reasons, you do something that's more mainstream. But even then, I try to find something that has a dark or subversive aspect. Ryan Phillippe granteddarktrying It just makes so many other things insignificant. It is the most incredible thing that has happened to me, and I feel so lucky to have found the person I want to be with, and to be prepared and enthusiastic. Ryan Phillippe incrediblesluckywant I only want to make movies I want to see. That may mean my career is somewhat limited, but that is my version of integrity. No matter how it performs or how it's received, I can be okay with it. Ryan Phillippe careersintegritymean I am miserable when I'm in a movie I'm not proud of and a movie that I don't want to do. Ryan Phillippe miserableproudwant People keep trying to make me a movie star but they just don't understand. I'm not a movie star, I'm an actor. Ryan Phillippe starstryingpeople
