Shia LaBeouf Quotes

When a man has written a role for you that you admire, the expectations are higher.

There are so many examples of talented actors working today, no matter how they live their private lives. I'm lucky that people believe me when I'm in character.

What is more important, the reality or the perception? I am perceived to be an important designer. It's enough for me.

Actors, I have to say, most of the time, they elevate things; they don't screw things up most of the time.

The way you present your work has a lot to do with how people receive and regard it.

I did have a knack for playing weirdos. There's still sort of this perception of me out there as being this crazy guy.

You can have good writing, but a great actor will make it feel and sound like great writing. You can have great writing, and mediocre actors will make it feel mediocre. Without the actors, you have nothing.

I've always talked to players about perception and reality. I don't worry about perception. There may be some of that, that people want to attach to a good name, but the reality is that some good things can happen.

I don't really understand what the public perception of me is. I think public perception and reality are two wholly different things.

I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions.

There is no way you can get people to believe you on screen if they know who you really are through television.

I hope I'm always convincing when I act!

By 15, I was lucky enough to find the theater.

I'd rather do a great play than a mediocre play in New York. As much as I'd like to be seen in New York, that's not my driving motivation. My motivation is to play great roles, wherever they happen.

A woman is like an actress: she's always onstage.

I'm merely trying to be something akin to a nice, kind, good actress.

Why people pick me for the roles that they do is a bit of a mystery.

The stage is my love, it's where I started and where I do my best work.

There are certain actors you watch in a movie, and you think, 'Wow, that guy is very skilled.'

I would rather do a play because it's instantaneous. You go on the stage, and you know whether it's happening or not. Somebody asked me 'What is acting?' And I said, 'Acting is listening.' And if you ain't listening, nobody's listening.

The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes.

I want people to believe me when I play a part and they are less apt to if they know a lot about me and have associations about me.

I think, at the end of the day, if you're a good actor, then you're a good actor.

What changes with fame is the perceptions of the individual rather than the individual.

If they didn't call you a tough guy, then what else would they call you? Something worse than that? I'm playing parts, and if they call you that, it's because I played the part right.