I lived by the candlelight for two years because I couldn't afford power. It was nice and romantic at the time, but if you can't afford power you're pretty broke. You endure it.
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Jeremy Renner
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About Jeremy Renner
Jeremy Lee Renner is an American actor, author, singer, and producer. He began his career by appearing in independent films such as Dahmer (2002) and Neo Ned (2005), then supporting roles in bigger films, such as S.W.A.T. (2003) and 28 Weeks Later (2007). Renner gained Academy Award nominations for Best Actor for his performance as an Iraq War soldier in The Hurt Locker (2009) and for Best Supporting Actor for playing a hot-headed robber in The Town (2010).
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Jeremy RennerI lived by the candlelight for two years because I couldn't afford power. It was nice and romantic at the time, but if you can't afford power you're pretty broke. You endure it.
There's too much down time making movies. That leads to boredom. And that leads to trouble.
I'm blessed to have cool roles in these big movies.
What matters to me is learning and growing, and getting to do what I love to do. As long as I can do that, I'm happy.
In the 'Hurt Locker' there's a lot of me in there, a sense of humor, a man of few words and a lot of action.
I only scream and scratch when something's only 'really good' or 'good', I want to be great, or let's go home.
I like repressed characters. That gives me a lot of freedom to make a lot of different choices through subtleties.
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I live my life through fear. If I'm afraid of it I'll do it just so I'm not afraid of it anymore.
Fear is just not a part of my life - so much so that if it's involved in somebody else's life and they're close to me, I won't be around them.
I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous.
The most experience I had in the criminology field is playing a thug as an actor. That was my first paid job. The police academy at the college was paying people to reenact the calls that potential c…
I'm blessed to have cool roles in these big movies.
I don't change. The things around me change.
People find themselves in ruts all the time. You're in a complacent lifestyle where you work 9 to 5 and then you add a mortgage and kids. You feel trapped, but guess what, brother? You constructed th…
I was always a singer. But I was always focused on being an actor as my trade. Music I do just for me. The movie business is very difficult but the music business is just impossible.
The movie business is very difficult but the music business is just impossible. So I'll play in bands and record and play songs with other people, but for me it's a form of expression that all I need…
Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How good are you at going around obstacles?
You have to wait for a big star to come in and generate interest on a project, and now that has become me, which is an amazing blessing.