269 Quotes by Channing Tatum

I really like doing action. It’s one of those things where I negotiate the world physically, I think, more than mentally. I enjoy running and jumping.

I’m not a political person. When I start to get into it, it just upsets me. I feel so powerless when it comes to politics. So I’ve just decided to be non-political and very, very pro-soldier.

There are so many great stories and characters out there that you can just keep saying, “Yes,” but you’ve got to eventually make the decision that if it’s something you really want then do it for yourself.

I don’t know if I’ve ever written anything that’s not a bill! I do write stories but I don’t put a stamp on them. I wrote a story for my wife over Christmas and gave it to her as a present because she asked me to, but I don’t put a stamp on things and send them to people.

Someone who doesn’t take herself too seriously and can be a goofball. Because everyone’s a nerd inside, I don’t care how cool you are.

In the beginning, I would find a character I understood. That was my focus. Not now – but you basically get offered the exact same thing you just did. Which I find hilarious. I did ‘The Vow,’ and then I had every love story you can imagine thrown at me. And now I’m getting offers for comedies.

With dancing, you have to know spatial movement with somebody. It is steps. It’s literally steps and knowing how close to be or how far away. You have to have the beat in the right place with the camera.

I still want to write Clint Eastwood a letter saying, ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry for all us wimp actors. You’re the truth.’ I guarantee he’s not the person you want to fight, even now! You look at him, and you don’t want to mess with him. He would still take you down.

I think, even a lot of people that make movies forget is that, in my mind, a movie should work with the sound off. You should be able to watch a movie without the sound and understand what’s going on. That’s your job, to build a series of chronological images that tell the story.