I don’t intend to be insensitive to the victims and their families but, at the same time, as an actor, it’s our job, and we are obligated to portray the characters in the most realistic way possible. — Mark Wahlberg

The only thing I don’t like about acting is that it takes so much time away from my family. Otherwise, I don’t have any complaints. — Mark Wahlberg

I love being on sets with very seasoned directors as well as very new directors. Every time is a discovery process. You learn something new every time. — Mark Wahlberg

There’s a lot a great television nowadays. — Mark Wahlberg

Success for me is just having a job and have the studio feel confident that I can go out there and make a movie that people will enjoy. — Mark Wahlberg

I like to do projects I feel some connection to. — Mark Wahlberg

I’m proud to be white. I don’t have anything against my color. But I don’t think color matters, either. Just like I feel it doesn’t matter that I’m a white dude doin’ black music. — Mark Wahlberg

I never lie. I believe everything I say, so it’s not a lie. — Mark Wahlberg

It’s all about love and how we are all connected. — Mark Wahlberg

Well, I would love it if they could take all the guns away. Unfortunately, you can’t do that so you hope that good people in the world have them to protect the people who can’t protect themselves. — Mark Wahlberg

I love the man that [Peter Berg] is, the father that he is, and the leader. We push each other in a way. It’s competitive. — Mark Wahlberg

I love roles where I am required to prepare physically. And it’s fun putting on weight and eating. — Mark Wahlberg

I don’t enjoy doing nothing or sitting in my trailer watching ESPN. — Mark Wahlberg

The world is very different today than it was in 1968. — Mark Wahlberg

That whole world, the world of bodybuilding to me is fascinating. It’s such a unique and interesting culture, and everything about it appeals to me. — Mark Wahlberg

I prepare mentally and physically for everything I do. I like having to do both, because you submerge yourself into the character and the world and you live it until it’s over. — Mark Wahlberg

The world obviously needs to change … if we can’t protect our innocent women and children, then we have a serious problem. — Mark Wahlberg

I just want to do the best possible job with everything that I do. But I’m far more concerned with being a good father as opposed to being a good actor because that’s what’s really going to matter. — Mark Wahlberg

A lot of talented actors still have to pay their bills. — Mark Wahlberg

It’s always been a dream of mine, and a childhood fantasy, to play a great champion. I would much rather haven been an athlete than an actor. This is like some second place consolation prize. — Mark Wahlberg

I’m much more concerned with being a good dad than a good actor, being there for my children, educating them and hopefully helping them avoid some of the mistakes that I’ve made. — Mark Wahlberg

Working with talented people and challenging myself as an actor [excites me]. — Mark Wahlberg

There will be new and exciting filmmakers to come and movies that will be great successes. — Mark Wahlberg

I always root for the bad guy and I don’t think you have a great movie without a great villain. — Mark Wahlberg

The best part of a great movie is a great villain and I usually have a tendency to root for the bad guy. — Mark Wahlberg

James Cagney, Steve McQueen, I loved all those guys. I grew up loving the movies but had no desire to be in them. — Mark Wahlberg

When you go into a starring position and you’re carrying a movie, it’s important that people like it. So I only do things that I can connect with in some sort of way, or that I can identify with. — Mark Wahlberg

I don’t like to eat in movies. I don’t like props. Some people have always got to have a thing and they’re doing this or doing that. I hate it. I just want to talk or fight. Or both! — Mark Wahlberg

I’ve been in enough movies to know that when you’re on the set and you start shooting, you’re looking at playback and you get a sense of what it’s going to be like. — Mark Wahlberg

I do understand that going out and promoting the movie is a big responsibility, and part of the reason they give me the job in the first place. — Mark Wahlberg

All that running around in my underwear put money in my pockets. I can focus on working in interesting movies without having to worry about supporting myself. — Mark Wahlberg

Previously, I’ve worked with Bill Monahan on The Departed, he recently wrote American Desperado for us, and I just acted in a movie he directed called Mojave. So, yes, Jimmy, that goes without saying. — Mark Wahlberg

I just focus on my work with inner–city kids, and in my community, and on my philanthropic work. — Mark Wahlberg

Any time someone says you have an opportunity to work with Martin Scorsese you jump at the chance. — Mark Wahlberg

I work as hard as anybody will ever work and I like that. That’s why I’ve been successful and that is when I feel good about myself. If I do my damnedest and don’t succeed, I feel good about the effort. — Mark Wahlberg

Well every moment, every project is different. I took a very slow approach to acting, trying to really work with people I could learn from. And I got something different out of each experience. — Mark Wahlberg