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Mark Wahlberg

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2018 — 2022
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Mark WahlbergMark Wahlberg

I wouldn't give up watching football even to double my net worth

[Speaker 4]: Would you double your net worth if it meant that you were no longer allowed to watch NFL football? [Wahlberg]: No, I don't think so. I don't think it distracts me or it takes away from what I'm doing in my primary business on my job.

Subjective personal choice.
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Mark WahlbergMark Wahlberg

Tom Cruise is the biggest movie star in the history of film

I got to tell you, Tom cruise is probably the biggest movie star in the history of film. One of them, for sure. I know if I could get the chance to work with Tom I'm showing up.

While subjective, Cruise's box office longevity and Top Gun: Maverick's performance make this a very strong argument.
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Conor McGregor's frustration with the UFC stems from WME buying the company after he was the one driving the business

I think [Conor McGregor] was just frustrated because, when WME bought the UFC for a real number, he was the one who was really driving the business. So he was a little frustrated that guys were buying in and making money, but it was an investment opportunity.

While based on insider knowledge, McGregor's internal motivations and financial frustrations are Wahlberg's interpretation.
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Mark WahlbergMark Wahlberg

Eli Manning deserves more respect from Giants fans despite being benched

Why are they still playing Eli Manning and benching Blake Bortles? That makes no sense. Eli brought them two championships, even though they were bullshit wins. They count. Eli should get the kind of respect that he deserves from the Giants fans, and all these guys are flipping so quick.

Subjective legacy debate. Eli's relationship with Giants fans remains a polarizing topic between loyalty and production.
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Mark WahlbergMark Wahlberg

I have a 50/50 success rate for making good movies

You always go in with the best intentions, and it's never for lack of effort, but they don't always turn out the way you hope. If you think about what gets you into the Hall of Fame in baseball is batting .300. I think I'm probably 50/50 with the movies that turned out to be good and worked versus movies that didn't.

Subjective self-assessment, though Rotten Tomatoes scores for his career roughly bear out a mix of hits and misses.
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Mark WahlbergMark Wahlberg

Dodgers fans are fair-weather fans who just jump between whoever is winning in LA

The Dodgers got fair-weather fans. I mean, you talk about guys who will go from the Kings to the Dodgers to the Clippers to the Lakers... it's like enough already.

Fan loyalty is subjective and can't be definitively proven across a whole city.
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Mark WahlbergMark Wahlberg

Bill Belichick is hilarious in real life

I've spent some quality time with Bill... Is he funny in real life? Oh, he's hilarious... I know [him] off the field... he's the best of the best.

This is a personal character assessment of a public figure.
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Tom Coughlin would have benched Eli Manning by now if he were still running the Giants

Why are they still playing Eli Manning...? Tom Coughlin, if he was still with the Giants, Eli wouldn't be playing. Which I think is crazy, too, because Eli brought them to championships, even though they were bullshit wins... They do [count], but that being said, Eli should get the kind of respect that he deserves from the Giants fans.

This is a hypothetical 'what if' that can't be tested, though Eli was eventually benched by Pat Shurmur in 2019.

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