Actor Quotes by Alessandro Nivola

I started off as an actor thinking that I would be this Romeo, this dashing leading man. It turns out that I'm a character…

— Alessandro Nivola

There are so many factors that go into how you feel, as a performer, on any given movie, that it's really hard to identify…

— Alessandro Nivola

Producing is the antidote to acting. Producing is practical problem solving all day long. As opposed to endless self-obsession and navel gazing.

— Alessandro Nivola

I'm a restless person. I get bored very quickly, particularly with myself. I've used acting as an escape and a way to channel my…

— Alessandro Nivola

I don't separate Robert DeNiro's comedy from the serious stuff. The one thing I realize working with him in all of his work, is…

— Alessandro Nivola

The research period of a film is the most exciting part of the process, and filming is sometimes a letdown because when you're dealing…

— Alessandro Nivola

Acting can be very selfish and all-consuming.

— Alessandro Nivola

I live right under the Hollywood sign, so that every day when I drive home I'm reminded of why I'm here.

— Alessandro Nivola

The thing with being able to do accents is that it's still completely separate from being an actor.

— Alessandro Nivola

I love costumes. I love getting dressed up because it really helps my imagination make the leap to believe that I am who I…

— Alessandro Nivola

For a long time a lot of people thought I'm British, because I'd done so many roles with English accents. People probably still think…

— Alessandro Nivola

You're making these movies for pennies, there's absolutely nothing to offer anybody, and they will still fight you! "There's no more back-end for him?…

— Alessandro Nivola

I've often gone to start a film only to find the producers surprised to discover that I'm American.

— Alessandro Nivola

It's not your responsibility to have the bigger picture in mind. But, the downside is that then, a lot of times, you're disappointed by…

— Alessandro Nivola

I've never felt that I've had some great fashion sense of my own - I tend to wear what my wife tells me to…

— Alessandro Nivola