Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf

45 quotes

Actor and wordsmith — Shia LaBeouf (b. 1986) is an American voice whose observations cut across disciplines. Whether reflecting on Money or Respect, Shia LaBeouf brought uncommon clarity to every subject. With 53 quotes in our library, Shia LaBeouf is among the most well-represented voices here, with thoughts on Money, Respect, Relationship, Movies, and Family. Here is a taste of their wisdom: "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."

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“Knowledge about the economy, ideas about capitalism and government, the future of the world and geopolitics were things I was never really interested in.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Future

All Quotes by Shia LaBeouf

“I'm a video game fan, and I always thought it would be cool to be able to control a character.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Cool

“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.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Car

“My family's lineage is five generations of artists who never made it.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Family

“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.”

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Respect

“My mom is the backbone not just of my family but of many families.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Family

“The best movies are simple.”

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Movies

“The comic book world is a tough business.”

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Business

“I like messing around, and I like working with artists who I respect.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Respect

“They're very, uh, you know, I don't come from the suburbs and a jolly, Disney type of lifestyle. I come from something totally different. And they're cool and bare minimum so it's not always a money issue for me.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Cool

“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.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Relationship

“My dad is a motorcycle guy, not some Hollywood dude.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Dad

“To be able to sit in Donald Trump's apartment and talk about the future of corporate real estate was amazing.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Amazing

“I want my audience to know me for my work, not because of who I'm dating or what drugs I'm on or what club I went to.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Dating

“Knowledge about the economy, ideas about capitalism and government, the future of the world and geopolitics were things I was never really interested in.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Future

“When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify the opposition. Where the opposition becomes this big angry monster, so big you can't beat him.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Sports

“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.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Change

“I didn't know my dad for a long time. My dad was on drugs and my dad was at the VA Hospital, my dad was off in his own world selling drugs or using them or there would be crack heads in the house or whatever it would be.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Dad

“My generation will actually be the first generation that is tamer than the one that came before it, and it will probably be poorer less fun and less money.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Money

“I don't know, I just want to be happy. I could be in a hole somewhere. Or I could completely lose it and be some hippy living in the woods with my dad.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Dad

“I come from divorce. I'm only doing marriage once. It's not a game for me.”

— Shia LaBeouf

Marriage