Quotes for All
I just couldn’t believe that it [Into the Forest script] had fallen into my lap, because I felt so incredibly connected to my character, and I understood her, and I really…I haven’t had that feeling about a script since I had read Thirteen or The Wrestler when I was just like, No one else can … Read more
Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat. Epictetus
Wrestlers need a lesson in submission, and I’m just the one to teach them. Frank Shamrock
I love my dad. He used to be a professional wrestler in Mexico. So it was cool growing up with him, because when he hit us, he didn’t really hit us. Felipe Esparza
Grind Hard, Shine Hard. Dwayne Johnson
when I was younger I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler you have to be an all-encompassed athlete. You need stamina, strength, endurance and mental capacity. You also have to learn how to adapt in any situation. In the book, that’s how all the … Read more
I was an amateur wrestler, which I loved. It was my passion, but I started really late; I was a junior in high school when I began. Dave Bautista
Right after I did ‘The Fountain,’ I wanted to go make a documentary or something that was less constructed – more natural. I was searching for a project, and sniffing around, ‘The Wrestler’ fit right in Darren Aronofsky
These wrestlers aren’t organized. They have no union, no pension and no insurance. You meet wrestler after wrestler who sold out Madison Square Garden ten years ago, basically running on fumes today. There’s a lot of drama there. Darren Aronofsky
I think people are people and, if their feelings are truthful, they can connect. It doesn’t matter if you’re an aging, 50-something wrestler at the end of his career, or an ambitious, 20-something ballet dancer. Darren Aronofsky