Top 44 Quotes & Sayings by Lou Ferrigno

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor Lou Ferrigno.
Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Lou Ferrigno

Louis Jude Ferrigno Sr. is an Italian American retired professional bodybuilder and actor. As a bodybuilder, Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles; and appeared in the documentary film Pumping Iron. As an actor, he is best known for his title role in the CBS television series The Incredible Hulk and vocally reprising the role in subsequent animated and computer-generated incarnations. He has also appeared in European-produced fantasy-adventures such as Sinbad of the Seven Seas and Hercules, and as himself in the sitcom The King of Queens and the 2009 comedy I Love You, Man.

I don't think anybody else can play the Hulk like I could. I was able to show emotions even with all of the makeup. I don't think it can be duplicated.
I love doing comedy. I did comedy for seven years on 'The King of Queens.'
To be a champion you must act like one, act like a champion. — © Lou Ferrigno
To be a champion you must act like one, act like a champion.
Anytime I do a movie or a TV show, I make them aware of my hearing loss at the beginning, and that makes it much easier for all of us to communicate and get the job done.
I have always had an ambition to do 'Dancing with the Stars.'
I like to be home every night with my family.
I did a movie 'I Love You, Man' and it got great reviews; it was very enjoyable.
I know right a way there's a person that's very insecure; that he's trying to out do me. And, ah, like I was saying before, if you give one-hundred percent of your best, and you may have fault, but there is nothing you can do, because you gave one-hundred percent.
The truth is, I've been the Hulk my whole life.
I'm a Republican. I may go into politics myself.
Bodybuilding saved my life because I overcame the nerd stage. I got picked on. I was fascinated with power, and then I decided to take that direction because I knew that would make me feel good about myself.
Close to birth... I lost, like, 80 percent of my hearing, and I had difficulty speaking.
Most pro bodybuilders have bad relationships with their fathers. We want to prove something.
I think Eric Bana would be a good Superman. He's got that look. I think he'd be a great Superman. — © Lou Ferrigno
I think Eric Bana would be a good Superman. He's got that look. I think he'd be a great Superman.
I have the largest collection of Hulk memorabilia in the world - everything from toilet paper, wallpaper, bicycles - all boxed up at my house in Northern California. I've had it for so long, I think it might be time to sell it.
I've done the voice for the Hulk for the animated cartoon.
I train a lot of people on the side as a personal trainer, but I still work out myself to keep in great shape.
I've been involved with law enforcement for some time. My father was in law enforcement. I went through the training for Homeland Security. I enjoy it very much.
When I work out, I wear two in-the-ear hearing aids for comfort, and then I wear the behind-the-ears for my day-to-day non-physical activities, when I need maximum hearing and to communicate with people and do interviews!
I have a lot of anger about my childhood - being hard of hearing and my relationship with my father.
You are going to have bad days and have good days.
The Hulk was a unique character because of his strength and power. He doesn't have a costume like Spiderman or like Superman - The Hulk is more visual. His passion and his strength, that is what separates him from anything else.
I never think about losing.
If you are going to try and hide something, sooner or later people are going to find out.
I loved doing the 'King of Queens', I have never had so much fun doing a show. People got to see a different side of me.
There is no excuse for anyone not to train three times a week. People want to look fat. Anyone can change their mind if they want to. It's all about motivation.
It's funny how sometimes how the public some people think I was born like this. That I maybe I sleep and I do big muscle, but its a lot of work to look like this and to be in this kind of condition.
The attitude is very important. Because, your behavior radiates how you feel.
I have a tremendous passion for fitness, I love challenges and I am a very driven guy.
Pumping iron is not what it used to be. It doesn't have the personality it used to. When we started out, people who worked out had nothing. Now there is so much money involved; back then it was the love of the sport. We appreciated what we have. Today it's not the same.
'The Hulk' was the beginning of me, a platform as an actor to grow. — © Lou Ferrigno
'The Hulk' was the beginning of me, a platform as an actor to grow.
Computers can bully us. A slow and unreliable system will bring even the toughest soul to their knees as they find themselves completely defenseless against the erratic whims of their rogue machine.
There is no excuse for anyone not to train three times a week...Anyone can change their mind if they want to. It's all about motivation
WAIT TILL THEY SEE THESE ARMS IN AFRICA. THEY LOOK BIG ENOUGH TO ME
I love doing comedy. I did comedy for seven years on 'The King of Queens.
If I hadn't lost my hearing, I wouldn't be where I am now. It forced me to maximize my potential. I had to be better than the average person to succeed.
I certainly don't agree with the bodybuilders who say you can get big forearms just by squeezing the dumbbell handles when doing curls. In a few cases this may be true, but those guys would build big forearms by merely eating eggs in the morning. Most bodybuilders, myself included, have to work very hard for any kind of meaningful forearm development.
My father was a police officer with the New York Police Department; I've always had a high respect for officers. I want to give back to the community, and I want to work with young kids, help them get off drugs.
It's funny how sometimes how the public some people think I was born like this. That I maybe I sleep and I do big muscle, but it’s a lot of work to look like this and to be in this kind of condition.
Bodybuilding saved my life because I overcame the nerd stage. I got picked on. I was fascinated with power, and then I decided to take that direction because I knew that it would make me feel good about myself
Believing in myself and not to be afraid of taking any risks. I have to be better than the average person to succeed. That’s why I chose bodybuilding. If I became a world champion, if I could win admiration from my peers, I could do anything.
I have always had an ambition to do 'Dancing with the Stars. — © Lou Ferrigno
I have always had an ambition to do 'Dancing with the Stars.
Now because he saved the day they're making another solo Hulk movie after the second Avengers comes out.
The Hulk was the beginning of me, a platform as an actor to grow.
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