Thomas Brodie-Sangster Quotes

I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word.

I can definitely be tough when pushed. In relationships, you have to take a stand for who you are and how you're willing to be treated.

If you want to call me names, make jokes and doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it.

My dad always used to tell me that if they challenge you to an after-school fight, tell them you won't wait-you can kick their ass right now.

I was bullied at school for my red hair; today I still come out fighting hard. I give as good as I get. In business, it's about finding solutions, not being rolled over.

But contrary to what some people seem to think, I was never a bully. I was just a hard man.

If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect.

It's not impressive to get in a fight, but if one does happen, you've gotta be ready to handle it. Every girl, not just biker chicks, knows what kind of guy can.

I am the least intimidating person. I think I would have done better in my career if I were a little more intimidating. Even the maid who comes to work for me once a week has found out that she can just trample over me... I'm a Cancer! We are not ferocious people.

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.

I went home one night and told my dad that an older kid was picking on me. My Dad, a Korean War vet and a Chicago cop for 30 years, told me, 'You better pick up a brick and hit him in the head.' That's when I thought, 'Wow, I'm going to have to start dealing with things in a different way.'

Why should I let them beat up on me? Let them argue with each other.

You’re going to be respected if you can throw a punch, but you also have to prove you can do a deal.

The way you deal with bullies is you change their economic equation. Make it more expensive for them to hassle you.

I'm not a good talker, I'm a good fighter.

I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.

I grew up in a neighbourhood where there was a lot of fighting. It's what boys did during school, during recess, after school. And I was a fairly large kid. So everyone wanted to see if they could take me on.

It was just bred in me that I would not back down to guys who were bigger than me.

By the time I was in high school, I was big enough to beat the hell out of everybody who said anything to me. And I learned how to blend in. All of that made me a very confident man. A very aggressive man. I developed it to survive.

I'm not a pushover.

Unless someone physically tries to attack me, I don't care what anyone does.

It's a very big world with some very big characters. And, boy, do you have to be able to stand up for yourself when you walk into a working men's club and negotiate a loan.

I come from Varanasi. Abuses, profanities and threats don't bother me. I am 6-foot-tall guy and I can take care of myself.

In school and college, there have been instances where I wish I knew how to defend myself.

In order to survive, I created a certain type of aura about myself that I was the baddest chick walking down the street. Anytime somebody underestimates me, Thug Rose comes out.