“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.”
Change
“I'm not a strikingly handsome guy, but I'm in movies.”
MoviesAll Quotes by Shia LaBeouf
“My mom is the backbone not just of my family but of many families.”
Family“I was always raised on cowboy films, and then when I could start making choices about the movies I wanted to watch I found myself wanting to watch gangster films which were slightly more sophisticated than the baseline stuff that was in westerns.”
Movies“So it's kind of nervous to be in this situation, but at the same time you look at all those actors and the work that they've done, I've been in bigger films than all of them and still kept my integrity and still kept my respect.”
Respect“My first car, I got it in an auction at my temple. It was an '86 Volvo that I got for 500 bucks, and then wound up throwing $10,000 into the stereo system and put TVs in the foot rests. It was the most ridiculous Volvo you'd ever seen, but I had never had money before and I was out of my mind.”
Car“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.”
Dad“I just wish the crowd I was associated with was more passionate about what they were doing and less consumed with the commerce of the art form.”
Art“My mom is at my house every day, and she nags me about everything, especially hygiene.”
Mom“You can't have bank holding companies acting as hedge funds. You can't have them taking a million-dollar pension plan for Joe Schmo the bus driver and treat it with the same risk appetite that you treat George Soros' pocket money. It's fundamentally ridiculous.”
Money“I come from divorce. I'm only doing marriage once. It's not a game for me.”
Marriage“The best movies are simple.”
Movies“Knowledge about the economy, ideas about capitalism and government, the future of the world and geopolitics were things I was never really interested in.”
Future“To be able to sit in Donald Trump's apartment and talk about the future of corporate real estate was amazing.”
Amazing“The comic book world is a tough business.”
Business“At this point I have enough money to live 25 lifetimes. You couldn't spend the money I've accrued now.”
Money“I've been in fights, but that doesn't make me cool or like a tough guy or more interesting actor, I'm not proud of it.”
Cool“My dad is a motorcycle guy, not some Hollywood dude.”
Dad“There's only so far you can take a relationship before you got to get into things that are too serious or over the top. I'm 20 years old. I was in a relationship with a girl I love for three years. Where do you go after three years? Then you've got to start thinking about other things, and I'm too young to think about those things.”
Relationship“I've spent more on my Dodger tickets that I did on my car.”
Car“My family's lineage is five generations of artists who never made it.”
Family