Mark Wahlberg

“I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.”

“As soon as I ended up being incarcerated, I said, you know, this is not the life for me.”

“He's a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was nice but I think he lied a little. He said it was an honour to be in a movie with me, but I don't believe it.”

“The world is very different today than it was in 1968.”

“There aren't really many compliments flying around with me and my friends. It's a lot of tough love. But you know, that love is there, and if you need to have a serious conversation, you just gotta wait for the right time to do it.”

“Look, if you're driving down the highway at 120 miles an hour, I'd rather be behind the wheel than in the backseat.”

“I don't want to let my guard down and feel too comfortable. If you become complacent, you start feeling entitled. I'm ready to go dig ditches if I have to. Whatever I gotta do to provide for my family. Whatever I gotta do to make sure that I do the best possible job at whatever wonderful opportunities I've been handed.”

“It's all about hustling, whether it's in Boston or the film industry. I've been hustling my entire life - acting my way into trouble and acting my way back out again. I'm just fortunate to have had the opportunity to apply it in a different direction.”

“And I tell you, having girls has made me a much better man. I have friends who are fathers, but they only have boys, and they have the same attitude toward women they always had, you know? And I don't play that... My girls, you mess with them? I will bury you underground.”

“I've always been into working out and eating healthy. That's just who I am.”

“I don't wanna hear nobody complain that they're getting paid all this money and people won't leave them alone. It's part of it.”

“Growing up, I think I was arrested 20-odd times by the Boston police. The good news is that I've been able to use those experiences in a lot of my roles, and that has been a blessing.”

“When I was a rapper, the groupies didn't have to try too hard with me. Just show up at the hotel.”

“I don't plan on ever letting my daughters date. I'm going to try to do everything I can to prevent it. You know, it just terrifies me. It just terrifies me.”

“I never got on the course with my dad, but to be playing golf with my kids - that's a dream.”

“You know, there's nothing like seeing the smile on my kids' faces. Laughing together. Playing. It's the best.”