“The big thing for actors is the level of commitment. So, if you know something's already happened, there's not a whole lot of whys and hows that go down. You just innately commit 'cause it happened. It does help with commitment.” IfsKnowsDoeWholeHelpingBigsActorsCausesLevelsHappenedCommitmentCommitBig Things Author:Shia LaBeouf
“If you can mix Hilary Duff and Gary Oldman into the same actor, that's my goal. I know it's strange to think about, but that's the goal.” IfsThinkingKnowsActorsGoalStrangeGary Author:Shia LaBeouf
“I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that there's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful.” IfsWantInspirationalProblemMotivationalActorsActingMistakeSuccessfulCollegeProductivityTendenciesPreparationBeing SuccessfulScholarshipDiceYaleTurned DownCollege Success Author:Shia LaBeouf
“If I could meet my mother and marry her, I would. I would be with my mother now, if she weren't my mother, as sick as that sounds.” IfsWould BeMotherSoundSickIf I Could Author:Shia LaBeouf
“If I had more recreation time I would be able to step back and reflect on how life has changed. But it has been like a constant... boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!” IfsHas BeensWould BeAbleStepsChangedConstantRecreationLife Has Changed Author:Shia LaBeouf
“My neighborhood was rough, but I live a great life now. I don't fight that much now. I don't look for it anyway, but if someone hits your mother, whether you're a star, an accountant, or an astronaut or anything... I mean it's your mother, so I lost my mind.” IfsMindLooksMeanMotherFightingLostStarsNeighborhoodRoughAstronautAccountantsLost My Mind Author:Shia LaBeouf
“And if you're a golfer and you watch a golf film and Matt Damon swing, and it's not great, then you're not going to believe in the golf story, you're not going to believe in the rest of the film. That's the whole movie, so if that swing looks like crap, the movie's crap.” IfsBelieveLooksWholeStoriesFilmActorsWatchesGolfMovieSwingsCrapGolfersDamon Author:Shia LaBeouf
“If people perceive you as a good actor then they'll wish for you to be a good actor and they'll root for you when they watch you, but if you come out and you're going to clubs every night people don't root for you anymore.” PeopleIfsNightActorsWishWatchesRootsClubsPerceiveEvery NightGood Actors Author:Shia LaBeouf
“If you asked an 18-year-old what they want to do with their life, and the options are 'Transformers' or Lars von Trier, he's probably shipping out for 'Transformers.' If you ask a 26-year-old what he wants to do, 'Transformers' or Lars von Trier, he'd probably pick Lars von Trier. So, my sensibilities are changing as I change.” IfsWantYearsAsksPicksSensibilityShipping Author:Shia LaBeouf
“Now my dad is with me, traveling with me and a big part of this whole thing is I like to mix it up a little bit, you know. Who gets to take their father on a private jet across the country and stay in first class hotels? So we're enjoying it, but I'd stop if it's not possible.” IfsKnowsFirstsLittlesCountryWholeBigsFatherBitsEnjoyClassDadLittle BitMy DadHotelJetFirst ClassPrivate Jet Author:Shia LaBeouf
“You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful.” IfsWantSuccessfulProductivityBeing SuccessfulDiceYaleTurned DownCollege Success Author:Shia LaBeouf