Ryan Reynolds Quotes & Sayings

I see guys with, like, eyebrow art, and I wanna tell them, 'You don't have to go too crazy on your brows. Take it easy, man!' — Ryan Reynolds

I love doing six versions of any joke, so if they'll give me six takes, I'd love to do it. — Ryan Reynolds

I'm a bit of an M&M nut. I like the blue ones. I pick them out. — Ryan Reynolds

I've done things to my body, mechanically, that I'll never do again. I've done stunts that I shouldn't have done 10, 11, 12 times. I've broken a ton of bones on sets. — Ryan Reynolds

There are so few surprises left in life. We've gotten so addicted to knowing. It's the Google generation. We want the answer to everything right now! — Ryan Reynolds

When I was 21 I think I thought I was 31. I was always kind of doing the right thing, and it wasn't until my late twenties that I became just a completely wild asshole. So I should've had that out of my system already and I was too busy being a grown-up. — Ryan Reynolds

When your dad's a cop, calling 911 is really just like calling Dad at work. — Ryan Reynolds

I think every relationship is going to go through a few rough patches. Those are what make it stronger, I think. — Ryan Reynolds

I dragged my wife from our honeymoon in Africa and landed her in Ontario, Canada, when it was -40 degrees, — Ryan Reynolds

I'll say this: The media wasn't invited to my marriage, and they're definitely not invited into the divorce. — Ryan Reynolds

Wouldn't that be an amazing super power? Knowing where to press on someone's neck to make them immediately urinate. — Ryan Reynolds

New Orleans is one of the most exciting, incredible communities in the world. There's such a rich culture and history, and there are innumerable things to do. — Ryan Reynolds

If you ask me to describe my relationship, I mean - words are too clumsy to accurately describe how I feel in that regard, particularly in an interview. It's a strange thing. — Ryan Reynolds

I don't think you can help but personalize a role. You almost play to none of the preconceived notions of it. It's more or less a personal experience and journey. — Ryan Reynolds

I come from a family of cops, and all of them share that understanding that they put their lives on the line. — Ryan Reynolds

I have daddy issues. So I keep tissues on me at all times. — Ryan Reynolds

When I exhale, I just turn right into Louie Anderson. — Ryan Reynolds

It was comical because you're at a firing range, all these people are so seriously shooting their little guns. — Ryan Reynolds

I like doing the mainstream, right-down-the-pike broad comedies as much as I like doing the kind of unorthodox different stuff. — Ryan Reynolds

I'm terrified that I'm genetically predisposed to only having boys. That's frightening. By the time I was 10 years old, and I'm not exaggerating, I knew how to patch drywall. — Ryan Reynolds

As a kid, I think I wanted to be the on-set dresser for 'Charlie's Angels'. My goals weren't lofty. No. I just wanted to someday quit my paper round and that was about it. — Ryan Reynolds

My very worst day on 'Green Lantern' was nowhere near as difficult as my finest day on 'Buried.' — Ryan Reynolds

I think everybody involved in a movie thinks about the box office. It's the 'biz' part of showbiz. — Ryan Reynolds

When you're growing up in a family without a lot of money and four boys, it can't always be, 'Let's go see a specialist, see if you're okay.' If you got hurt, you just walked it off. — Ryan Reynolds

When I'm not training for a movie, it's more relaxed. I do a lot of running. Usually I'll run four to six miles about three times a week. You try to eat right, but you don't always. — Ryan Reynolds

I believe in energy like dark energies. I believe that when a family moves into a house where six murders took place, there's going to be some bad juju in that house. But then again what the hell is wrong with you to be moving in that house to begin with? — Ryan Reynolds

It's a lot of working out, you know, and you don't get to eat all the things you wanna eat. — Ryan Reynolds

Buried is the strangest film I've ever done. I'll be the only person in the movie. So, I'm still trying to figure that out. I have a short but impactful amount of time to figure that out and that's all I'm doing when I get home. I won't bury myself, of course ... that would be a sad end! And then the plan is to do Deadpool after that. — Ryan Reynolds

That's why you and I had friction? God, I always thought it was 'cause, 'cause I fooled around with your daughter freshman year. — Ryan Reynolds

I think a fragrance is more of a signature than even what you wear - something you'll remember more down the road than a shirt. — Ryan Reynolds

I played rugby for years, and I had a rugby jacket that I lost when I was 14. Somehow, my brother found it in storage 15 years later, and he gave it back to me for my 30th birthday. That was amazing and probably one of the best gifts I've ever received. — Ryan Reynolds

I don't get a lot of romantic comedy scripts. — Ryan Reynolds

When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment. — Ryan Reynolds

Well, I came down to LA initially to join The Groundlings, which is an improv comedy group. I didn't get in, of course, becaue I'm not a part of The Groundlings. I just assumed that I could walk in and take over. So they said: "Hit the road Jack." And I ended up getting an agent instead. They sent me out on a couple of leads and I ended up on a sitcom and Van Wilder thereafter and then pantsless with Sandra Bullock. — Ryan Reynolds

I don't necessarily need 400 pounds on my back in the squat rack, and then take a picture of myself and send it out to my Twitter followers, 'Part of the 400 pound club today.' — Ryan Reynolds

I think by take eight you're kind of going, "Oh, wow, I don't know if I want to fall entirely off the roof again." That stuff is tough, and I'm also not 21 anymore. I just don't like cement. Cement isn't hilarious any more. — Ryan Reynolds

There's a lot of actors I think that appear so much more together as the characters they portray as opposed to the actual people, so I know I've said this before: Hollywood's not a place where you're rewarded for growing up. — Ryan Reynolds

'Green Lantern' I screen-tested for twice. I fought for the role. And I'm glad I did, because I felt like I earned it. — Ryan Reynolds

I've always find that Aussies and Vancouver-ites in general just have a similar kind of attitude. — Ryan Reynolds

I've had an alarming amount of concussions. — Ryan Reynolds

Anyplace of work where you have a cross section of work, you have mini-ecosystem. A little representation of what the planet is. You have the Alpha Dog. You have the young ones, the old ones. The pissed off one. The quiet one. — Ryan Reynolds

I've had the pretty good fortune of working with some decent guys and gals. — Ryan Reynolds

It's very tricky to throw a morally flexible character onto the screen and have an audience empathize. It's always an exercise in restraint. — Ryan Reynolds

Anyone who gets divorced goes through a lot of pain ... I don't think I want to get married again. — Ryan Reynolds

Laughing can serve you in dark moments and even help you crawl your way back out. — Ryan Reynolds

I'm the guy doing calisthenics. I'm doing jumping jacks and deep knee bends. I work out like a British person. — Ryan Reynolds

The stunts on the ground I can do, but I've never been good with heights. — Ryan Reynolds

The woman is skin covered prozac I like to call her. Half the trick to a film like this is keeping a sort of emotional level going and keeping an attitude that induces creativity on the set. You have to be in a good mood for that. You have to be happy to make a comedy I think and Anne sort of ensured that every time by expressing most of her feelings through the exciting medium of dance. — Ryan Reynolds

My career has been an inch at a time. — Ryan Reynolds

I remember exiting the birth canal and suddenly I was in a film. But you are never really in charge of that. The movie came out about five or six months ago in America. It was Miramax in the States and Disney here [fakes falling asleep]. What happened. I love working for Disney, not Walt specifically because he couldn't be more dead, but the company is fantastic — Ryan Reynolds

Hollywood is so strange because a lot of times the battlefield is just a meeting. It's not necessarily like an audition. They've seen clips of you and they know that you can perform and it's a matter of "what is your take on a character"? — Ryan Reynolds

A well-tailored suit is important - and I don't like wearing belts with mine - it should be tailored to your body. — Ryan Reynolds

I remember that coming to America was scary for me because everything here is just bigger, better, shinier, you know? — Ryan Reynolds

I think there's escapist moviemaking, and we want to be captivated and taken away. If it's done right, you can craft an incredible film. There have been superhero films that I think are brilliant pieces of art. — Ryan Reynolds

You know, there's nobody where I've said, 'Man, I really want that guy's career.' I mean, each of us has to make our own go of it. — Ryan Reynolds

Bringing any movie together is a minor miracle. — Ryan Reynolds

Sometimes it's just enough to keep your body moving. I get depressed if I don't move. — Ryan Reynolds

When I do comedy, my brain sort of locks up in the infinite possibilities. That's where I get sort of lost. I think, "Oh, there are six other jokes that we could say here!" I feel more at home with drama. — Ryan Reynolds

I'm going to admit when I'm clueless, and I'm going to ask people for help when I don't know the answer to something. — Ryan Reynolds

I'm pretty good at surprising friends and family with gifts. I tend to go towards the more sentimental side of giving. — Ryan Reynolds

I finally had my prostate checked. And I was super-thankful that I taught my asshole to whistle before the doctor stuck his finger in there. The look on his face was priceless. — Ryan Reynolds

If you're going to commit to that, you're going to have to find some way to make it bearable and enjoyable. — Ryan Reynolds

Every time I've gotten myself into trouble, it's because I'm choosing a project based on a long-term career goal as opposed to something that speaks to me at the moment. — Ryan Reynolds

I'm sure I have a lot to atone for, if there is a judgment day. It's gonna be a long list for me. It goes right up until I was about 18, and then I sort of straightened out. — Ryan Reynolds

Doing a film with your friend is probably the best way to end that friendship but we worked together really well. We just have that thing. Chemistry is something that ... I just think it is the last thing in Hollywood, the last magical thing they haven't computerised. There's nothing you can do about it - it's either there or it's not and it doesn't matter if you're friends or not. It was just a bonus that we were. — Ryan Reynolds

I run in a pair of New Balances with a thinner sole, but they're nothing like those barefoot shoes that show all five toes. I have a bit of a phobia about those. — Ryan Reynolds

By the time I came to L.A. I'd already cried on movies of the week with two of the women from 'Knots Landing'. — Ryan Reynolds

Honestly, I think it's dumb luck that I'm able to kind of get away doing different types of films in different genres. There's always a tendency to kind of stick with what works, or stick with one particular kind of brand or movie. But so far I've been getting away with it, so I'm going to continue to do that for as long as I can. — Ryan Reynolds

It's just that ... working on 'Green Lantern,' I saw how difficult it is to make that concept palatable, and how confused it all can be when you don't really know exactly where you're going with it or you don't really know how to access that world properly - that world comic book fans have been accessing for decades and falling in love with. — Ryan Reynolds

It's a nice visual. I had just done Blade and I put on more weight for Blade and I thought I might as well use it so I kept it and added a little more. I wanted him to be a big bear. — Ryan Reynolds

I read the 'Deadpool' series back in the '90s. I'm not, like, a huge comic book reader, per say, though. I'll check out 'Archie' when I'm in the grocery line, but that's about it. — Ryan Reynolds

My family is as far from a stage family as you could ever possibly find. — Ryan Reynolds

When I first moved to Los Angeles I came down there on a wing and a prayer in a way. I had about six weeks worth of money to make it there and that was just from doing a couple of episodes of the X-Files just to finance that trip. I got there and it is either you got to hit it or you got to go and, thankfully, I found a job. — Ryan Reynolds

I'm just a huge fan of Joe Carnahan. He's such a charismatic individual and somebody that just applies every part of himself to the project he's in. — Ryan Reynolds

I would sooner be prime minister of the moon than run another marathon. I've been really lucky. I didn't have any toenails fall off or anything disgusting like that. I still have all three nipples. — Ryan Reynolds

I can't say I've ever finished a film and been particularly thrilled with myself or patted myself on the back. And maybe that's what keeps me going, and that's a good thing. It speaks volumes about how I perceive myself. — Ryan Reynolds

I'm not a hockey fan, which is probably why I had to leave Canada in the first place. — Ryan Reynolds

People have their complexities. They have their heroic moments and their villainous moments, too. — Ryan Reynolds

I think you have to let go of this idea that you can be precious about everything, and let it be the abstract mess that it is. — Ryan Reynolds

I remember being upset because I was finally legal to drink in Canada, and I decided to throw that all away and move to America, where I had to wait another two years. I came here to do improv and to try to join the Groundlings. — Ryan Reynolds

But if you do, then it's a high class problem to have. And if you do, you're the architect of that problem. There's no one else to blame but yourself. You've kept doing the same kinds of movies and that's what they want to see. — Ryan Reynolds

I think we know too much about actors as it is and their personal lives and it's this information age where we're stimulated constantly by the celebrity buzz effect or whatever it is, these web sites and blogs and different things. — Ryan Reynolds

Character acting is a much braver pursuit than a guy who runs around and intermittently clenches his jaw muscles. — Ryan Reynolds

I think we can all use a little more patience. I get a little impatient sometimes and I wish I didn't. I really need to be more patient. — Ryan Reynolds

Each time I take a role, I'm always nervous about it at the beginning and I'm always afraid what if that, what if this. Every time I take a role and I'm somewhat terrified at the beginning and I get into it and I start working, that's a big win for me. So, really it is stepping forward in the face of whatever fears that I've created for myself and going forward anyway and those are always big moments for me. — Ryan Reynolds

I had to wear that suit, so I put in my required time in the gym. But I'm not one of those actors who romanticizes his trials working out and brags that he can bench press a panda now. — Ryan Reynolds

You'd be hard pressed to find more drama in 'Days of Our Lives' than you do in an average job each day. — Ryan Reynolds

Fragrance is a very personal gift, and I think that's why it makes a great Christmas gift. There's a very distinct signature to it, so if you give it as a gift, I like to think that it's from a person that thinks very highly of you. — Ryan Reynolds

Everyone thinks their baby is a genius. People find it delightfully refreshing when I tell them, My baby? Totally average. Like, 100 percent average. — Ryan Reynolds

He has such a clear vision of exactly what he wanted out of each character, out of each set, out of each wardrobe change, out of each emotional beat, and action. — Ryan Reynolds

I firmly believe that you can't manufacture chemistry with anyone, let alone a kid. — Ryan Reynolds

Everybody thinks it's glamorous and this spy versus spy stuff is so exciting, but working in that industry and being a CIA operative, like a field officer, is tough. That's a difficult job that usually dismantles their lives in some capacity. — Ryan Reynolds

I had a lot of different jobs between fifteen and nineteen. I'd moved out of my house way, way younger than I should have. So I was living out on my own with my brother when I'd just turned sixteen. I did busboy stuff, and worked in warehouses, and did odd jobs, and stuff. I earned me some Pesos. — Ryan Reynolds

Guys are lucky: We can wear a suit over and over, just with different shirts and ties. — Ryan Reynolds

I've always just liked working. I like being a working actor. — Ryan Reynolds

You can be deported back to Canada, absolutely, for a shockingly minor infraction. Little bar fight. Next thing you know you are back in Sascatchuan. Which I'm not from, thank God ... But it did concern me. — Ryan Reynolds

I find that I get a little depressed if I don't move my body each day, so sometimes it's just as simple as walking, and other times it's training for a marathon or some kind of personal goal that I'm trying to meet. — Ryan Reynolds

I do have someone that I work with and she is amazing and I definitely don't have unmitigated abusive tendencies towards her. She is very sweet. I also know what that is like. I have heard my agent thinking he has hit mute on the phone before he, you know, physically unleashes broken glass and cellphones at his poor assistant. It is a tough job under the best of circumstances. I understand that. — Ryan Reynolds

I just like to look beautiful sometimes. — Ryan Reynolds

You always get that one customer that decides that your name is boy. Or something. It certainly reinforces a respect I already had for people that are in the hospitality industry. — Ryan Reynolds