--- title: "4 Boston Quotes By Mark Wahlberg" description: "4 Boston quotes by Mark Wahlberg. Plus more from Mark Wahlberg and more Boston sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/mark-wahlberg-2720_boston_boston-didn-t-always-have-the-best-reput_1286371.jpg" --- > [Boston didn't always have the best reputation, nor did I, growing up in Boston, as a kid with challenges and obstacles in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/boston-didn-t-always-have-the-best-reputation-nor-did-i-growing-up-in/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/mark-wahlberg-2720_boston_boston-didn-t-always-have-the-best-reput_1286371.jpg) > [When you think about the person responsible for creating the character and the dialogue, Bill Monahan, who's a Boston guy, obviously, his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/when-you-think-about-the-person-responsible-for-creating-the/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/mark-wahlberg-2720_bills_when-you-think-about-the-person-responsi_1692021.jpg) > [Growing up, I think I was arrested 20-odd times by the Boston police. The good news is that I've been able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/growing-up-i-think-i-was-arrested-20-odd-times-by-the-boston-police/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/537/mark-wahlberg-2720_able_growing-up-i-think-i-was-arrested-20-odd_2051726.jpg) > [It's all about hustling, whether it's in Boston or the film industry. I've been hustling my entire life - acting my way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/it-s-all-about-hustling-whether-it-s-in-boston-or-the-film-industry-i/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c5/mark-wahlberg-2720_about_it-s-all-about-hustling-whether-it-s-in_2470852.jpg) ## Other authors on Boston - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-marty-walsh-4000.jpg) Marty Walsh 25 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/marty-walsh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bruce-d-perry-20014.jpg) Thomas Menino 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/thomas-menino/) - [Michelle Wu 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/michelle-wu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-kathrine-switzer-55627.jpg) Kathrine Switzer 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/kathrine-switzer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nat-hentoff-70269.jpg) Nat Hentoff 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/nat-hentoff/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alexis-stewart-11209.jpg) Tom Scholz 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/tom-scholz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-manny-ramirez-63042.jpg) Manny Ramirez 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/manny-ramirez/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [Paul Laffoley 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/paul-laffoley/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eliza-dushku-32449.jpg) Eliza Dushku 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/eliza-dushku/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/donald-trump/) ## More by Mark Wahlberg > [Being a Catholic is the most important aspect of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/being-a-catholic-is-the-most-important-aspect-of-my-life/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [This is my most important role. If I fail at this, I fail at everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/this-is-my-most-important-role-if-i-fail-at-this-i-fail-at-everything/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [I approach a comedy the same way I do a drama. I try to make it as real as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-approach-a-comedy-the-same-way-i-do-a-drama-i-try-to-make-it-as/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [I'm not the guy who will sit in a room with somebody who's using a bunch of big words and just act like I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-m-not-the-guy-who-will-sit-in-a-room-with-somebody-who-s-using-a/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [If I succeed in business but fail as a father, then I've failed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/if-i-succeed-in-business-but-fail-as-a-father-then-i-ve-failed/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [I'm at the halfway point of shooting .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-m-at-the-halfway-point-of-shooting/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [I approach everything the same. I try to make it as real as possible, whether you gotta make people laugh or make people cry,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-approach-everything-the-same-i-try-to-make-it-as-real-as-possible/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [The world obviously needs to change ... if we can't protect our innocent women and children, then we have a serious problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/the-world-obviously-needs-to-change-if-we-can-t-protect-our-innocent/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [I grew up in predominantly black neighborhoods and went to predominantly black schools. And hip-hop is what I grew up listening to in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-grew-up-in-predominantly-black-neighborhoods-and-went-to/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [It's of being alone with my dad. He drove a truck for a living. But he had a few free hours in the middle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/it-s-of-being-alone-with-my-dad-he-drove-a-truck-for-a-living-but-he/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [You know, there's nothing like seeing the smile on my kids' faces. Laughing together. Playing. It's the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/you-know-there-s-nothing-like-seeing-the-smile-on-my-kids-faces/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [I was excited about getting my first tattoo, but I was only twelve, so I had to hide it from my mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-was-excited-about-getting-my-first-tattoo-but-i-was-only-twelve-so/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [My last fight was a few years ago in a club and I did knuckle-up somebodys face pretty good. They were deserving of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/my-last-fight-was-a-few-years-ago-in-a-club-and-i-did-knuckle-up/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [I want people to come see my films and enjoy them but at the end of the day you can't control what people think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-want-people-to-come-see-my-films-and-enjoy-them-but-at-the-end-of/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) > [I'm fortunate that my job gives me the motivation to be as fit as possible. I wound up in a profession that requires physical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-m-fortunate-that-my-job-gives-me-the-motivation-to-be-as-fit-as/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boston/mark-wahlberg/#itemlist", "name": "4 Boston Quotes By Mark Wahlberg", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Boston didn't always have the best reputation, nor did I, growing up in Boston, as a kid with challenges and obstacles in front of me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Wahlberg" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/boston-didn-t-always-have-the-best-reputation-nor-did-i-growing-up-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/mark-wahlberg-2720_boston_boston-didn-t-always-have-the-best-reput_1286371.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/mark-wahlberg-2720_boston_boston-didn-t-always-have-the-best-reput_1286371.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/mark-wahlberg-2720_boston_boston-didn-t-always-have-the-best-reput_1286371.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Boston didn't always have the best reputation, nor did I, growing up in Boston, as a kid with challenges and…” — Mark Wahlberg", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you think about the person responsible for creating the character and the dialogue, Bill Monahan, who's a Boston guy, obviously, his words roll off my tongue quite nicely.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Wahlberg" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/when-you-think-about-the-person-responsible-for-creating-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/mark-wahlberg-2720_bills_when-you-think-about-the-person-responsi_1692021.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/mark-wahlberg-2720_bills_when-you-think-about-the-person-responsi_1692021.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/382/mark-wahlberg-2720_bills_when-you-think-about-the-person-responsi_1692021.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you think about the person responsible for creating the character and the dialogue, Bill Monahan, who's…” — Mark Wahlberg", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Growing up, I think I was arrested 20-odd times by the Boston police. 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