Quotes by Channing Tatum

You have the dreams that you want, and then you have to do other jobs until you can get to that dream.

I think all jocks have a sensitive side. Its just, will they show it to anybody? Will they let their guard down and stop being tough and the cool jock guy around their friends, or just relax? I dont know if its best to say opening up, but just relax and really say what youre actually thinking, and not what you think people want to hear.

My parents couldnt handle my energy so they enrolled me in every sport the school was offering. I didnt resent it because I loved sports and picked them up easily.

Ive aways been good at picking up certain things, like sports and dancing.

I believe in love. I believe in good stories. I play really hard on the weekends because I like to have those stories. My wife and I go off and do craziness all the time. Were just like, What can we go get into this weekend? Then we have other ones where we just sit and do nothing and then we have work that we do. Its all memories.

Ive never studied the classics, but Id like to. My teacher offered to show me how the Greeks were able to sculpt someone perfectly. From there, you can go off and experiment - sort of like jazz. Once you learn to play anything, you can break the form and go and do something even bigger.

I was not good in school. I could never read very fast or very well. I got tested for learning disabilities, for dyslexia. Then I got put on Ritalin and Dexedrine. I took those starting in the eighth grade. As soon as they pumped that drug into me, it would focus me right in.

I can completely lose myself into just absolutely satisfying things - a really amazing cheeseburger, a pizza, good fries, a beer. I enjoy being comfortable and eating whatever the hell I like. Its a big thing for me, just having the freedom to be able to do that.

Im thankful for weird people out there cause theyre some of the most creative people.

There are so many things I want to do. Like, I want to get an artist, a musician, a photographer, and a bunch of dancers that I know and just travel across Africa and just film it and just see what happens. Do and learn as much as I possibly can. Luckily, I have a lot more time.

Im a fat kid on the inside. I love food so much, and I fluctuate about 25 to 30 pounds between movies. I feel like I have to do a chess movie that requires very little movement at some point, just so I can eat pizza and play chess on the beach all day.

Its just weird that for some people, art is a luxury. My parents had no artistic outlet. Some people pass down music to their kids, but I couldnt tell you what my moms or dads favorite song is. So when I started going out into the world, I was drawn to people who knew about movies, art, even fashion.

Ive been on so many movies. Generally, I havent gotten to be on the ground level. As of two years ago, in Dear John, I got to really be on the ground floor. I wasnt a producer. I felt like I put the work in, and I did have a lot of sway on what got fixed, reshoots, so on and so forth. It felt really good.

My dad was a roofer when I was young. I believe he owned his own roofing company in Florida. And then he fell through a roof, broke his back. Permanently. I mean, hes not paralyzed or anything, but hes had to deal with pain for all of his life since then.