Shia LaBeouf Quotes

I could be making a lot more money now if I had chosen a different kind of movie, but none of that matters to me... I've done the parts I wanted to do.

I won't make a movie for money ever again.

It's difficult when you have to turn down a tremendous amount of money because you don't like what the script is saying and you don't have any money.

But i think it would drive me more crazy to just go do a movie that I didn't believe in, you know?

I've been offered starring roles in horrible movies, but I just didn't want to do it. I don't see why you would.

I've made movies where I was not happy, and I'd rather not work for a year than do a bad film. It takes a long time for me to recuperate when I do that.

If you're just making a record to pay the bills, that's not a great idea because chances are it might not come out that good.

Going back to my film education, I always have that voice in my head that's always screaming, 'Sell out!' And that's good: you want that, because it keeps you on your toes, and it's important to remember what's actually important.

I feel like no one starts entertainment with an impure intention, but somewhere along the way, lines become blurred and you're no longer sure which way is up and which way is down.

There's something deeply satisfying when it succeeds, but I'm not going to do another book just to put my name on something and make some money if it's not something I deeply care about.

If I wanted to work financially, I would have made a series of different choices. I do get offered lots of movies which you could make a lot of money out of. And I always say, 'Why would I do that, when someone else could do it much better than me? Why would I want to do an action picture? Why?'

I've passed on a lot of huge-money jobs. Money doesn't enter into the decision-making. If I do a big blockbuster, it's about how big an audience you'll get and where you can take them.

I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don't sign on for the money. Maybe I should, but I don't. There's always a good reason for doing something.

I cannot do a film I don't believe in, however safe it might be.

I'm not an artist who has an agenda that's set by the work.

On everything I do I'm always taking someone's money, whether it's a movie studio or a record label. Somebody's paying for it, and I'm always respectful of that. But I'm never going to compromise.

My choice of films has never been governed by money. That is perhaps why I don't have a very fancy bank account. I'd rather get respect and creative satisfaction through my work than just earn money.

Miley Cyrus is about making money. Amanda Palmer is about making art.

To me, it doesn't make any sense to pick your work based on the size of the budget of the movie.

I don't want money to ever drive my career. I want my career to be driven by what I want to do in art.

I've turned down shows offering large amounts of money.

I have always stuck to my guns about what I want from the work and what interests me. I've never been seduced down the evil path. The path of taking the money.

I now believe that major labels can only work with people who care more about fame and money than the quality of the art they produce.

I've actually been in situations where I've turned down a lot of money to continue on, in certain shows, or to do something that would have lasted years when I didn't even like it. I didn't want to be in any one spot for years, unless I really believed in it, and I really believe in 'Being Human.'

I'm shying away from getting lost in really bad movies for really good money.