Jeremy Renner Quotes

There are lot of people who speak about superstardom, but I'd like to say that it's not about any individual - it's about the opportunity.

I'm not in a real rush to be a big star.

Before 'Gremlins,' I was a normal person, then within two weeks of the movie coming out, I couldn't walk into a store without people turning around and staring. It's exciting and also scary because everyone starts telling you how amazing you are.

You can be the best actor in the world, but if you don't have that one lucky moment, it kind of doesn't matter. There are a lot of amazing actors who will never get the chance to prove themselves because they won't have that one lucky moment.

You can be known or be a star from anywhere - anywhere in the world.

Being an actor is like winning the lottery. It's not really about your talent, it's right time, right place, right face.

You can't be a good actor if you get too affected by fame. Because then you're not real, and you're not really wanting more. You look at a lot of actors who, before they were famous, did a lot of amazing work, and once they got too big, it just got off.

Stardom isn't a profession, it's an accident.

I just always loved to perform and I was lucky enough to be in front of the right people at the right time!

I'm very privileged to be the celebrity I am.

I don't want to be Angelina Jolie. Not that Angelina Jolie is not the most talented, beautiful, successful, amazing, admirable person who does good things for the world, but I don't want to be a movie star like that.

There are lots of actors out there who are hugely, hugely talented and haven't got the breaks I've had.

I don't know if I want to be a big star though.

I think it's a gift to become a star, to become a celebrity.

You think that if you are the best actor, you deserve the most or if you are the biggest star, you deserve the most. That race just isn't important to me.

I worked a long time to get good at what I'm doing, and nobody handed me a recording contract because of who my father is.

All of my friends in the business ask, 'Why is this woman not a star? Why is she not a household name?'

The doors fly open when you're a professional athlete.

I think people of lesser talent will become stars.

Wanting to be an actor and wanting to be famous are different.

You have to be a star to be in this business.

Celebrity is a gift. I'm very lucky.

Part of me would love to have been a leading lady because there's a lot of glamour that goes with that and a lot of applause, but I've been very blessed.

I do still sit back and wonder when I'm in LA if this is all really true or is it all kid-on. But it's great. I always bear in mind that the right place and time have a huge deal to do with it, and there are hugely talented actors who haven't had that break.

People return my phone calls now, which is really interesting. I'll tell you what I've learned that's kind of bittersweet. So many doors have opened up. I've met everybody in the business. I'm fortunate people want to work with me.