A biography for Steven Seagalhasn’t been written yet.
“Everybody struggles to come up with stuff that no one has ever seen before. It's a fine line between trying to get creative and doing something that's new, fresh and different - yet, for me, something that's based in reality that would actually work in these situations. These are the keys to great fight scenes and action sequences.”
“I was born with a serious spiritual consciousness and for many years studied different paths.”
“For a while, I had this uncontrollable urge - this addiction to danger. Now I look back and I think, 'Gee, what an idiot. I was risking my life just for the sensation of it.'”
“I'm a hip-hop fan.”
“You can say that I lived in Asia for a long time and in Japan I became close to several CIA agents. And you could say that I became an adviser to several CIA agents in the field and, through my friends in the CIA, met many powerful people and did special works and special favors.”
“For me, in Buddhism there is a plethora of specific teachings that one can seek out and find for the individual dilemmas you may have.”
“I myself am a very nonviolent person and only resort to violence when I absolutely have to.”
“I was born in Detroit, in an all black neighborhood.”
“As a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, I'm trained to remain calm in the face of adversity and danger.”
“Try to find the path of least resistance and use it without harming others. Live with integrity and morality, not only with people but with all beings.”
“I was a very religious kid. I was raised as an Episcopalian.”
“My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind.”
“Aikido is not merely about fighting and the development of the physical self but the perfection of the spiritual man at the same time. It has very harmonious movements, very beautiful to watch and beautiful for your body to feel.”
“I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol.”
“I've always tried to avoid politics because most politicians that I know are quite dirty in terms of human dignity, ethics and morals.”
“I love Russia. Some people love Africa, some people love Mexico, some people love purple, the color purple. I love Russia, and I'm not scared to say it.”
“I want to be able to work on a project that will give people around the world the chance to represent their own people, their own culture, their own stories, rather than just Hollywood - really, you know, dominated Hollywood. And that's a dream of mine.”
“I want to make a movie that can grab people by the heartstrings.”
“All the movies that I have done I have not been in control of. Sometimes there is a contractual situation where you go to the studio, and they kind of tell you which ones they want you to do.”
“My people are my people. They love me and I love them. I would not be here without them.”