Brian Dennehy Quotes

Holding true to what you believe - even in a big city - is so important.

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

You have to do what you believe in.

One of my proudest moments is I didn't sell my soul for the sake of popularity.

I believe very strongly that in this world you have to have values and you have to stand up for your interests and if you don't do those things you're not going to get anywhere.

I am not that savvy, to be honest. I know what I believe in, and I try to follow people who do the same.

You have to be true to what you believe in.

Be true to yourself and your values.

You need to know your values.

A meaningful life is not a popularity contest. Do what in your heart you believe to be the right thing, and you may or may not get immediate approval from the world. Do it anyway.

Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live.

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

Just stay true to yourself and true to wut you believe.

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.

What is important is to have values in life. What's important is how you are, not how you look.

One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.

Sticking to your values, listening to your instincts, making your own choices is so important.

I do what I believe.

One of the things I realized early in my career is that you do what you believe, in knowing that if you don't, you will never like yourself. When you compromise out of fear or ambition, it eats inside you.

Some people who know me might say, 'He's not a great example of a nice person; he's a malicious, tough and ruthless guy.' But when the day is done, as long as I've held to my values and been true to my family and my God, it won't matter what anyone else thinks.

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.

You can be true to the character all you want but you've got to go home with yourself.

At the end of the day, I stand by who I am. I'm a good person.

I need to hold onto my soul and my integrity, and I can't compromise that.

Don't shift because fashion has shifted. Don't move from the original ethic you had, the original reasons. They're part and parcel of you.