Brendan Fraser is an actor known for starring in The Mummy trilogy. He got his start in acting during the 1990’s with movies such as George of The Jungle and Airheads.

Below are 23 memorable Brendan Fraser quotes to inspire you:

1. “I don’t believe that wishing works. I think we get the things we work for.” – Brendan Fraser

2. “When you throw punches at actors, you stop, you pull it, and it looks like you pulled it. When you throw punches at cartoon characters, they are not there, so you can swing through. It looks like you really decked them” – Brendan Fraser

3. “I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that. I think that’s the basis of Greek mythology.” – Brendan Fraser

4. “I would act whether or not I was paid. I would be involved in ensemble groups. I would have the desire to tell stories.” – Brendan Fraser

5. “I have so much satisfaction in my life. I have a beautiful wife and the great stimulation of an interesting career. I’m the most happy fellow that I know.” – Brendan Fraser

6. “It’s nice to know that if you’ve worked really hard at something, it gets recognised with a tick in the success column – however you define that, be it making a bunch of dough, which the actors never see much of, or whether it’s a piece that’s enlightening or stays with the audience maybe six, seven or even eight or 10 years later.” – Brendan Fraser

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9. “While green-screen work, find a way to stay true to whatever it is that it takes to act a scene out, and make sure that you use your imagination as best as you possibly can, still stay loose, and still allow yourself the liberty of doing what you need to do as an actor, and then work within the confines of what is actually possible.” – Brendan Fraser

10. “I believe you have a responsibility to comport yourself in a manner that gives an example to others. As a young man, I prayed for success. Now I pray just to be worthy of it.” – Brendan Fraser

11. “You should do everything as if it’s the last time you might ever do it. Because, you know, it may be.” – Brendan Fraser

12. “All you have to do is just believe in what’s there; then, the audience will, too.” – Brendan Fraser

13. “I wish I could go home. I’ve been on the road since May. I wonder if my dogs still remember me.” – Brendan Fraser

14. “Careers go in cycles. I’ve plateau-ed. I’ve been at the bottom of the ocean… You win some, you lose some.” – Brendan Fraser

15. “I always approach comedy roles pretending they aren’t funny.” – Brendan Fraser

16. “As sophisticated as the technology gets, the less sophisticated you have to become as an actor.” – Brendan Fraser

17. “Horrible things happen, but were they horrible? No, they were just circumstances of the world.” – Brendan Fraser

18. “What if Shakespeare had had a test audience for Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet?” – Brendan Fraser

19. “The test audience holds a great deal of power in the process of filmmaking in the United States.” – Brendan Fraser

20. “Most people go, I wish for world peace. But chaos has a place in balancing out the light and the dark in the world. I don’t know if I would wish for world peace.” – Brendan Fraser

21. “I remember thinking, I want to work for the camera.”- Brendan Fraser

22. “I’m starting to judge success by the time I have for myself, the time I spend with family and friends. My priorities aren’t amending; they’re shifting.” – Brendan Fraser

23. “I wish the rock ‘n’ roll scene to be back in.” – Brendan Fraser