31 Martin Lawrence Quotes On Success In Life
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American comedian, actor, producer, talk show host, writer, and former Golden Gloves boxer. Lawrence came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor. He got his start playing Maurice Warfield in What’s Happening Now!! (1987–1988). He was a leading actor in the Fox television sitcom Martin, the Bad Boys franchise, and House Party, Boomerang, Wild Hogs, Nothing to Lose, Blue Streak, Life, Big Momma’s House, and A Thin Line Between Love and Hate. These Martin Lawrence quotes will motivate you.
Best Martin Lawrence Quotes
- “NO ONE is immune to the trials and tribulations of life.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “I’m most proud of the blessings that God has bestowed upon me, in my life. He’s given me the vision to truly see that you can fall down, but you can still get back up. Hopefully, I’ll learn from my mistakes and have the opportunity to strengthen and improve the next thing I do.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “You make due with the time you have here. Hopefully, when you pass on, somebody can look back and say, ‘Wow, they made a difference in some kind of way.'” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “I don’t want to sound facetious, but humor is the key to the soul. You know what I mean?” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “Fatherhood means a great deal to me. I love it. To me, there aint nothing better, because your kids keep it real with you. When you think things are bad, you look at them and they show you how things could be all right, and it’s all worth it.” ~ Martin Lawrence
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“Life- ride it until the wheels fall off.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “I just try to get along with people and show the love that I would like to be shown to me.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “God inspired me, because I was blessed with the knowledge that I wanted to do this. And my mother supported it. She said, ‘Whatever it is you want to do. If you believe acting or comedy is what you really want to do, I can only tell you it’s not easy, it’s very hard, but I’ll support you.’ Her supporting me enabled me to move forward.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “For me [in my stand-ups] I do what is from the heart. I do what I relate to, what I can talk about, things that I can define. I don’t try to talk about things just because they might be a popular subject. I talk about things I know about.” ~ Martin Lawrence
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“I don’t really judge. To each his own. You like what you like.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “Boxing kept me out of the streets, by giving me something to do. And it gave me a father figure in the coach that was there for me. I just reiterated what my mother was trying to teach me about focusing and getting my life together.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “For me, this was all or nothing. I left no room for anything else. That goal was just for my own push, my own self-esteem. The fear of not being a success in my life made me push even harder.” ~ Martin Lawrence
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“Enjoy your popcorn and enjoy the show. It’s just a movie, so have fun!” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “I was a B.I.G. fan. I like all of his stuff. I don’t really have a favorite song. They all are good, and each brings different memories to me. And you can still listen to it to this day and it means something.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “I don’t live to eat, I eat to live.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “Everybody has a Big Momma: the mother or the grandmother who tells it like it is, keeps it real with them, isn’t afraid to tell you the truth about yourself.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain’t personal then I’ll go to another place and I’ll meditate.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “It’s botherin’ me, man. You know, you can’t say this, you can’t say that, I’m like, well, how am I gonna talk about the world? You know? I mean I need to talk about something to you all, can I – can I do it? Can I talk to y’all? I mean, I hope the kids are in bed, you know, because I got to talk, y’all.” ~ Martin Lawrence
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“We grew to know the meaning of love. That is what allowed me and my family to stay close together.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “You can be cool and at the same time respect your woman, who will hopefully become your wife, who will hopefully become the mother of your kids. America needs to get back to family values.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “I don’t really judge. To each his own. You like what you like. If you want someone who’s big-boned and you like that, ain’t nothing wrong with having a little extra meat on their. If you like them thin-boned, then that’s okay too.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “I try to always step up to the plate, be professional, be good at what I’m doing and deliver on the character. In Hollywood, what more can you ask for. You want a consummate professional.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver.” ~ Martin Lawrence
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“As long as there’s Big Momma, we’re going to bring you comedy.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “I don’t like forcing comedy and people just trying to do things just to find a funny beat all the time.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “If I give you two children films then come back and give you an adult film. I just love mixing it up and not being pegged into one specific thing.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “It’s always fun to be able to have a voice, because it helps me to stay in tune with the project and the people that I am working with. Ther’s nothing worse than being on a project and not being able to have a voice. I don’t like that.” ~ Martin Lawrence
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“Women love to impress and be their best.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “My audience is a diehard audience. They are dedicated. My audience always follows me and sticks with me. They’re the reason I’m still here – in the films and in stand-ups.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “You might see some of the movies that I’m in where there are shades of drama or whatever, but for the most part, I don’t get offered serious roles.” ~ Martin Lawrence
- “When I’m playing Big Momma, it’s so much work that all I want to do, when I’m finished, is go back home and just relax and study my lines and get ready for the next day.” ~ Martin Lawrence
