--- title: "10 I can Quotes By Mark Wahlberg" description: "10 I can quotes by Mark Wahlberg. Plus more from Mark Wahlberg and more I can sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/mark-wahlberg-2720_always_i-can-always-see-something-of-myself-in_1634842.jpg" --- > [I can always see something of myself in the characters I play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-can-always-see-something-of-myself-in-the-characters-i-play/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/mark-wahlberg-2720_always_i-can-always-see-something-of-myself-in_1634842.jpg) > [Even my going back to school was to inspire young people that it's never too late to education. That's all I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/even-my-going-back-to-school-was-to-inspire-young-people-that-it-s/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/748/mark-wahlberg-2720_being-the-best_even-my-going-back-to-school-was-to-insp_1136029.jpg) > [All that running around in my underwear put money in my pockets. I can focus on working in interesting movies without having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/all-that-running-around-in-my-underwear-put-money-in-my-pockets-i-can/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/mark-wahlberg-2720_focus_all-that-running-around-in-my-underwear_1392215.jpg) > [When you go into a starring position and you're carrying a movie, it's important that people like it. So I only do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/when-you-go-into-a-starring-position-and-you-re-carrying-a-movie-it-s/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c6/mark-wahlberg-2720_i-can_when-you-go-into-a-starring-position-and_1302796.jpg) > [Success for me is just having a job and have the studio feel confident that I can go out there and make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/success-for-me-is-just-having-a-job-and-have-the-studio-feel/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/mark-wahlberg-2720_enjoy_success-for-me-is-just-having-a-job-and_319161.jpg) > [I don't plan on ever letting my daughters date. I'm going to try to do everything I can to prevent it. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-don-t-plan-on-ever-letting-my-daughters-date-i-m-going-to-try-to-do/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2de/mark-wahlberg-2720_children_i-don-t-plan-on-ever-letting-my-daughter_2287256.jpg) > [If I can start my day out by saying my prayers and getting myself focused, then I know I'm doing the right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/if-i-can-start-my-day-out-by-saying-my-prayers-and-getting-myself/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cd/mark-wahlberg-2720_doing-right_if-i-can-start-my-day-out-by-saying-my-p_432440.jpg) > [I have a lot of real life experience that I can draw on. And I think that shows in the characters that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-have-a-lot-of-real-life-experience-that-i-can-draw-on-and-i-think/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/115/mark-wahlberg-2720_always_i-have-a-lot-of-real-life-experience-tha_704778.jpg) > [The first movie I can remember ever seeing was Hard Times with Charles Bronson and James Coburn. My dad also introduced me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/the-first-movie-i-can-remember-ever-seeing-was-hard-times-with/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab8/mark-wahlberg-2720_dad_the-first-movie-i-can-remember-ever-seei_3209361.jpg) > [Pretty early on in making the first movie I realized that this is what I wanted to do. I felt like by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/pretty-early-on-in-making-the-first-movie-i-realized-that-this-is/) [Mark Wahlberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-wahlberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/mark-wahlberg-2720_buying_pretty-early-on-in-making-the-first-movi_1827377.jpg) ## Other authors on I can ## 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/i-can/mark-wahlberg/#itemlist", "name": "10 I can Quotes By Mark Wahlberg", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can always see something of myself in the characters I play.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Wahlberg" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-wahlberg/i-can-always-see-something-of-myself-in-the-characters-i-play/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/mark-wahlberg-2720_always_i-can-always-see-something-of-myself-in_1634842.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/mark-wahlberg-2720_always_i-can-always-see-something-of-myself-in_1634842.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/mark-wahlberg-2720_always_i-can-always-see-something-of-myself-in_1634842.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I can always see something of myself in the characters I play.” — Mark Wahlberg", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Even my going back to school was to inspire young people that it's never too late to education. 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