Top 22 Stoic Quotes

Sergio Leone came to see me when I was doing ‘Mission Impossible.’ He wanted me to do ‘A Fistful of Dollars.’ I turned him down. I didn’t want to get stuck as a stoic Western movie star.

No doubt, much of the joy of a great romance is the moment when these stoic heroes crack open and reveal themselves to their heroines – the only women strong enough to match them.

People compare me to Angelina Jolie, and she’s so serious and stoic. I’m the opposite.

Everybody was a democrat where we grew up. It was a blue-collar town and the democrats represented the working class and the unions. But very, very super-conservative Catholic, very proud immigrant community, very stoic.

To become a stoic is to endorse the truthfulness of its world view and accept its prescription for how you ought to live, not just to like how it makes you feel.

Even though you picture Russians as stoic, their language is really poetic.

I’m always playing someone grumpy or sad or grieving or downtrodden or stoic. As people get to know me within the industry, they know it’s completely the opposite of what I’m like because I am a hyperactive, energetic ball.

An aristocratic culture does not advertise its emotions. In its forms of expression it is sober and reserved. Its general attitude is stoic.

Black Bolt is typically a stoic leader, part of a larger cast of Inhumans who get their hands dirty in ways that he doesn’t.

It’s not in the nature of stoic Cincinnatians to boast, which is fortunate, really, for they have meager pickings to boast about.

I can be very stoic looking, that’s just my facial expression. I don’t smile a lot.

I’ve sat in sushi bars, really fine ones, and I know how hard this guy worked, how proud he is. I know you don’t need sauce. I know he doesn’t even want you to pour sauce. And I’ve seen customers come in and do that, and I’ve seen him, as stoic as he tries to remain, I’ve seen him die a little inside.

I think I’m very stoic. Death and dying are things that I’m used to.

I am a bit sassy, with some sarcasm thrown into the mix, but stoic at the same time – and brash.

I’m a stoic. When something goes down the pan, enjoy it. Make the best out of a bad job. I’m not the sort of person who would break down and weep if my trousers split. It is funny, and I don’t really get embarrassed.

I think I’m incredibly stoic. If I have a bad headache, it takes a while before I reach for a tablet.

But then my mother, who’s a very selfless, stoic person from a family of Marines, would tell us that what was good for our father was good for us – he would make more money; therefore, we’d be able to get better educations.

The ‘Fargo’ characters, they’re the characters of my people. They’re stoic, hardworking, uncomplaining, and I loved them.

The stoic drama ‘A Somewhat Gentle Man’ is photographed in a palate of steel gray tones that match Stellan Skarsgard’s complexion. It’s a low-blood-pressure version of the kind of thing James M. Cain used to do in his sleep, and its filmmaking accomplishment is as minimalist as its narrative ambition is minimal.

I love ‘The Sportswriter’ by Richard Ford. Ford really captures for me the bittersweetness of the quietly suffering American man. It’s stoic, sad, and really beautiful.

You want to know how I’m feeling? Just look at me, and I’ll tell you how I’m feeling. Nothing is hidden. I’m all out there. I cry like a baby, I get upset, I stamp my feet. I’m not stoic.

I practice stoic philosophy. As a human being, you may have emotions, but these don’t need to affect your soul. The two are not one.