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title: "2 Big guy Quotes By Kevin Durand"
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> [I was a hockey player, growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates. As an actor, I've been all over the map, but since I've moved to Hollywood, people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-was-a-hockey-player-growing-up-being-a-big-guy-and-being-imposing-i/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/kevin-durand-33002_actors_i-was-a-hockey-player-growing-up-being-a_1517166.jpg)

> [I was a hockey player growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-was-a-hockey-player-growing-up-being-a-big-guy-and-being-imposing-i-2/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c2/kevin-durand-33002_being_i-was-a-hockey-player-growing-up-being-a_1855346.jpg)

## More by Kevin Durand

> [I did stand-up for a long time, and I did classical theater. As much time as you could spend on a stage will always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-did-stand-up-for-a-long-time-and-i-did-classical-theater-as-much/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I think the first villain that I ever played was on 'Stargate'. I was this superior being that would take over a human host…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-think-the-first-villain-that-i-ever-played-was-on-stargate-i-was/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I cook some damn good eggs!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-cook-some-damn-good-eggs/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [As an actor, I've been all over the map, but since I've moved to Hollywood, people tend to cast me in these more imposing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/as-an-actor-i-ve-been-all-over-the-map-but-since-i-ve-moved-to/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I did stand-up for a long time and I did classical theater. As much time as you could spend on a stage will always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-did-stand-up-for-a-long-time-and-i-did-classical-theater-as-much-2/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I feel the freedom of being able to find comedy in the darkest moments because it makes it way more interesting, I think. Otherwise,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-feel-the-freedom-of-being-able-to-find-comedy-in-the-darkest/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [A lot of my friends growing up were hunters, but I spent all my time on the ice hurting actual humans playing hockey. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/a-lot-of-my-friends-growing-up-were-hunters-but-i-spent-all-my-time/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I was a hockey player, growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-was-a-hockey-player-growing-up-being-a-big-guy-and-being-imposing-i/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I started off as a rapper from Thunder Bay, Ontario, believe it or not. There was a little group of 10 or 12 of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-started-off-as-a-rapper-from-thunder-bay-ontario-believe-it-or-not/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I'm always excited to carry more and more weight and responsibility within a story. It's all about putting my time in and showing people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-m-always-excited-to-carry-more-and-more-weight-and-responsibility/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I was a hockey player growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-was-a-hockey-player-growing-up-being-a-big-guy-and-being-imposing-i-2/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I'm always excited to carry more and more weight and responsibility within a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-m-always-excited-to-carry-more-and-more-weight-and-responsibility-2/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I'm really open to anything that's good. If I read something and it's good, and I like the director, it never really needs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-m-really-open-to-anything-that-s-good-if-i-read-something-and-it-s/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [There's a whole new set of rules, in this new world. If you don't abide by them, then you'll perish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/there-s-a-whole-new-set-of-rules-in-this-new-world-if-you-don-t-abide/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

> [I've always been way more attracted to playing imposing characters than the hero. I've always been more intrigued by Iago in Shakespeare than playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-durand/i-ve-always-been-way-more-attracted-to-playing-imposing-characters/)

[Kevin Durand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-durand/)

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