269 Quotes by Channing Tatum

You don’t try any less hard on the ones that don’t. I’ve gotten lucky to work with some amazingly talented people that have helped the ones that have worked work. I think you just have to keep doing the stories you love and the characters that you love and are drawn to.

You don’t need to like any of the characters, as long as you can understand why and where they’re from. Why do you need to like any of the characters in the movie? That’s not how life is. You don’t like everyone that you meet.

I consider myself a decent athlete but when I started to train martial arts like Kung Fu, I realised it had nothing to do with how athletic you are. It’s all mental. It’s what you know, how you use it and your mental toughness and composure. It’s incredible.

I’ve always had way too much energy so I’m always looking for new things to do to channel that energy.

No one’s calling me for lawyer roles. I still have a lot to do to prove myself.

I’m frustrated when I see movies in which I feel like the plot is being told to me instead of shown to me.

For a time, it would work well. then it worked less and my pain was more. I would go through wild bouts of depression, horrible comedowns. I understand why kids kill themselves. I absolutely do. You feel terrible. You feel soul-less. “I’ll never do it to my child”.

American audiences love period pieces. America doesn’t have a lot of old things. It’s a new country so I think we’re a little bit fascinated by that.

I would love to sing. I would love to do a musical, but I wouldn’t say that that singing is my strong suit.