Shane West Quotes

I've always been able to make choices that don't embarrass me.

You must never lower yourself to being a person you don't like.

You have to make your choices however you see fit and just keep your integrity as best you can.

There's more than one way to get to the goal that you want to get to, but once you compromise your own principles, then you're lost. You're really lost.

I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.

My character has always been important to me. That was the one thing that I knew, no matter what, I had to hold that strong.

I've already got my rent paid, and it's too late in my life for me to go around talking up stuff that I don't like or believe in.

My soul is not for sale.

I've never taken a job on anything I didn't want to do.

I've had too many opportunities to sell out.

I don't want to regret doing something that I don't believe in.

To me, it's about always trying to make decisions that reflect my leadership and who I am.

There have been, in my life, a number of times when I have intentionally made decisions that I knew would mean I would make less money or be less influential. I did this because, for whatever reason, it just wasn't worth it. It wasn't worth the stress, it felt icky, it relied on me exploiting relationships that I valued. Stuff like that.

I never wanted to lose who I am, my character or my integrity for the sake of Hollywood.

Dad lived his life in a way that it was his character, not his circumstances, that dictated what his life looked like.

I don't make my decisions by P.R. I make my decisions based on what I think is right or wrong.

Compromises lead you nowhere. You can't be happy doing something you don't believe in.

The money is important in life, but the money is not everything. I don't want to sell myself for money. I don't want to sell my reputation for money.

This is my definition of selling out: When you change what you do or do what you do as a reaction to someone else's expectations or lack of expectations.

I won't do anything for money. I won't compromise my manhood.

Dignity has no price ... when someone starts making small concessions, in the end life loses all meaning.

Do whatever you can that doesn't compromise your morals.

Be true to yourself. If you follow that principle, a lot of decisions are actually pretty easy.

All the fame and fortune, glory and prestige, can't make me happy if it goes against what I believe.

Look what you can become in pursuit of what you want, and look out for what you become in the pursuit of what you want--don't compromise!