Jeremy Renner

When I was growing up, I wasn't taught how to feel or communicate feelings.

I was an athlete when I was growing up.

What matters to me is learning and growing, and getting to do what I love to do. As long as I can do that, I'm happy.

Building a house is like producing a movie. There's no right way to do it but a lot of wrong ways. You have to be flexible and creative. You have to move fast, be prepared - or it quickly becomes costly.

I think cinema should provoke thoughts, sure, but using it as I soapbox I think is the wrong place. I never want to be part of something like that, where there's an agenda there that's not about telling a story, where its someone getting on a soapbox and preaching their own beliefs onto somebody.

You have to wait for a big star to come in and generate interest on a project, and now that has become me, which is an amazing blessing.

I'm consciously aware, specifically with the comic book world, where there's a built-in fanbase. But, there's a little bit of leniency because there are a couple different universes.

I like repressed characters. That gives me a lot of freedom to make a lot of different choices through subtleties.

I know it's a cliche but I never wanted to be famous. I don't believe anybody wants to be famous.

I'm just happy to be working.

I know what I like and what I want, and I can sit and enjoy every 10 minutes that go by. And truly enjoy it.

I think it's great to be a part of a franchise that is successful. Any franchise is successful because it's a continuation and people have seen it.