Top 80 Mark Wahlberg Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I pray to be a good servant to God, a father, a husband, a son, a friend, a brother, an uncle, a good neighbor, a good leader to those who look up to me, a good follower to those who are serving God and doing the right thing.”

— Mark Wahlberg

2. “You can’t have a conscience in the pimp game.”

— Mark Wahlberg

3. “If I succeed in business but fail as a father, then I’ve failed.”

— Mark Wahlberg

4. “It’s all about love and how we are all connected.”

— Mark Wahlberg

5. “I have more money now than I know what to do with.”

— Mark Wahlberg

6. “As far as I’m concerned, there’s no job more important on the planet than being a mom.”

— Mark Wahlberg

7. “I work as hard as anybody will ever work and I like that. That’s why I’ve been successful and that is when I feel good about myself. If I do my damnedest and don’t succeed, I feel good about the effort.”

— Mark Wahlberg

8. “You have to take everything I say with a grain of salt.”

— Mark Wahlberg

9. “I want to give my kids the world, but I also want them to appreciate everything, to succeed, to be good people, to enjoy life. This is my most important role. If I fail at this, I fail at everything.”

— Mark Wahlberg

10. “For me, family always comes first I would do anything to protect them.”

— Mark Wahlberg

11. “Having two daughters changed my perspective on a lot of things, and I definitely have a newfound respect for women. And I think I finally became a good and real man when I had a daughter.”

— Mark Wahlberg

12. “Being a Catholic is the most important aspect of my life.”

— Mark Wahlberg

13. “But no, I’m not political. My obligation is to pull the lever and elect somebody who’s going to make life a little better for everybody, especially those who don’t have as much good fortune as others.”

— Mark Wahlberg

14. “I don’t intend to be insensitive to the victims and their families but, at the same time, as an actor, it’s our job, and we are obligated to portray the characters in the most realistic way possible.”

— Mark Wahlberg

15. “This is my most important role. If I fail at this, I fail at everything.”

— Mark Wahlberg

16. “Well every moment, every project is different. I took a very slow approach to acting, trying to really work with people I could learn from. And I got something different out of each experience.”

— Mark Wahlberg

17. “I just want to do the best possible job with everything that I do. But I’m far more concerned with being a good father as opposed to being a good actor because that’s what’s really going to matter.”

— Mark Wahlberg

18. “If I can start my day out by saying my prayers and getting myself focused, then I know I’m doing the right thing. That 10 minutes helps me in every way throughout the day.”

— Mark Wahlberg

19. “I stopped smoking weed for my kids. One day, we were driving and you could smell it from somewhere. My daughter asked what the smell was so I told her it was a skunk. Then she said, ‘Sometimes Daddy smells like that!’ to me and my wife. So I knew I had to quit.”

— Mark Wahlberg

20. “I always root for the bad guy and I don’t think you have a great movie without a great villain.”

— Mark Wahlberg

21. “I attribute all of my success to my Catholic faith. My faith has given me the ability to be a good father, a good husband and most importantly a good person.”

— Mark Wahlberg

22. “Music is my life. The last job I had, I was a bricklayer’s apprentice. And I was happy with that job, too, because it was something that made me feel good. To build a wall for the side of a building felt really good to me.”

— Mark Wahlberg

23. “I’ve always wanted to be in the health and wellness business. I try to encourage people to live a healthy lifestyle.”

— Mark Wahlberg

24. “I’m much more concerned with being a good dad than a good actor, being there for my children, educating them and hopefully helping them avoid some of the mistakes that I’ve made.”

— Mark Wahlberg

25. “When I was a rapper, the groupies didn’t have to try too hard with me. Just show up at the hotel.”

— Mark Wahlberg

26. “I like to talk to people. I’ve got one assistant, one Blackberry. That’s my overhead. I don’t text that much or email. I like to sit down face-to-face and have a conversation with you. I’m old-fashioned.”

— Mark Wahlberg

27. “The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God. Whenever I go outside of my house, the first thing I do is stop at the church.”

— Mark Wahlberg

28. “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 and mental preparation, so I get to prepare like an athlete for everything I do. I’m living the dream, man.”

— Mark Wahlberg

29. “There aren’t really many compliments flying around with me and my friends. It’s a lot of tough love. But you know, that love is there, and if you need to have a serious conversation, you just gotta wait for the right time to do it.”

— Mark Wahlberg

30. “Tiger Woods is the only sports star who’s worth every penny he makes.”

— Mark Wahlberg

31. “The best part of a great movie is a great villain and I usually have a tendency to root for the bad guy.”

— Mark Wahlberg

32. “I prepare mentally and physically for everything I do. I like having to do both, because you submerge yourself into the character and the world and you live it until it’s over.”

— Mark Wahlberg

33. “I don’t think God’s going to judge me based on my film work – although I hope he has a sense of humour and I hope he’s a fan of movies because I’ve done some things that may be questionable in his eyes as an actor!”

— Mark Wahlberg

34. “I never got on the course with my dad, but to be playing golf with my kids – that’s a dream.”

— Mark Wahlberg

35. “He’s a legend and I respect his work, so I went down and paid my respects when Charlton was on the set. He was nice but I think he lied a little. He said it was an honour to be in a movie with me, but I don’t believe it.”

— Mark Wahlberg

36. “I was excited about getting my first tattoo, but I was only twelve, so I had to hide it from my mother.”

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37. “Women don’t get the credit they deserve.”

— Mark Wahlberg

38. “I’m always friendly and encouraging on set. I want people to be at their best creatively.”

— Mark Wahlberg

39. “I embrace old age. Look, I’m never going to dunk on LeBron James, and I’ve learned to accept that. I got a pretty good life, and I’m very fortunate, and I have my blessings.”

— Mark Wahlberg

40. “I approach a comedy the same way I do a drama. I try to make it as real as possible.”

— Mark Wahlberg

41. “I miss being able to wake up when I want and go on stage when I want and pull down my pants when I want.”

— Mark Wahlberg

42. “The environment I was raised in, you had to, to survive.”

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43. “I have a lot of real life experience with hustling and doing stupid stuff.”

— Mark Wahlberg

44. “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 teenage years. Basically I’m just being myself.”

— Mark Wahlberg

45. “I never lie. I believe everything I say, so its not a lie.”

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46. “Clooney is just a pretty boy, man, and that’s it, OK? I carried him on my back long enough. I’m on my own.”

— Mark Wahlberg

47. “I can always see something of myself in the characters I play.”

— Mark Wahlberg

48. “A lot of people tend to chew up the scenery. I’m a firm believer in less is more, especially on the big screen.”

— Mark Wahlberg

49. “Most of the humor comes from how outrageous the situations and circumstances are.”

— Mark Wahlberg

50. “It’s funny, because when you’re younger you’re in a rush to be 18 or 21 or whatever. But then you hit 30. And now, the days go by like hours. You think, 40, man, this could be the halfway point. It could be the three-quarters point, you know? Who knows?”

— Mark Wahlberg