As an actor, I always feel you basically have to be able to delude yourself. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
In 'There Will Be Blood,' my character was someone who was an actor himself almost. He had a rehearsed quality about him.… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Your director is your main support - actors don't generally give each other advice on set, not in my experience. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I've been fortunate to work with several actors and directors who I look up to, and learned from each of them. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I know an actor who would play one type of part but could never get cast as tough. Once he got cast… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
There are maybe 100 actors I look up to, but my first two favourite actors were Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
As an actor, the toughest thing is being subject to circumstance. Meaning: What scripts are out there that are available? — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I think that one of the strangest things about being an actor is, it's almost freelance work. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think your intellect can get in your way as an actor or an artist. When you come from a world… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I really don't want to go to work every day convincing myself of what I'm saying. I want the material to make… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I've definitely had mentors, whether parents or friends or actors who I like. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
When somebody mentions that I did a play with George C. Scott, I'm like, it can't have happened. What was I doing on a… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Of course I think it's a movie for everybody [Insane Farting Corpse], but that's probably just because it's a movie for me. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Some projects go as you hope or imagine, and some change or reveal themselves in a different way; it depends. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I try to leave my work at the door when I leave the set. It's almost like summer camp. You go in hard, then… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I dont normally like getting dressed up, but when I go to events, I like to look put together. Ive got to say, getting… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
If you could call me buff, my version of buff was when I finished that film [Swiss Army Man]. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Reading the script [Insane Farting Corpse], by page two or three, I felt that way. I thought, I'm in. It was so beautiful and… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I went to tranny bars and kind of got used to being around that and then getting dressed up. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I'm really excited to share the movie [Swiss Army Man] with people, so I'm glad that people are seeing it. And I want them… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
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