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> [What an actor says is much, much less important than a life, so that's the great use for improvisation; you go, you find the life and then you add the words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/what-an-actor-says-is-much-much-less-important-than-a-life-so-that-s/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

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## More by Giovanni Ribisi

> [I'm so critical of myself. I'm actually really, really proud of the film. It's really cool to see a movie at Sundance because everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/i-m-so-critical-of-myself-i-m-actually-really-really-proud-of-the/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [There's the concept that if I do this big budget project, then that will help me do the things I really want to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/there-s-the-concept-that-if-i-do-this-big-budget-project-then-that/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [We went to - I guess it was a legitimate boiler room, and I sat in front of this guy who literally was on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/we-went-to-i-guess-it-was-a-legitimate-boiler-room-and-i-sat-in-front/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [If you do improvising, it can sometimes end up being a waste of time. And if you do that, it's more or less based…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/if-you-do-improvising-it-can-sometimes-end-up-being-a-waste-of-time/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [My mother told me I was begging her to be an actor when I was four. My father and my grandfather saw at least…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/my-mother-told-me-i-was-begging-her-to-be-an-actor-when-i-was-four-my/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [Nicolas Cage is such a phenomenal actor. I've been a fan of his forever. I can't tell you how many times I've seen 'Moonstruck'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/nicolas-cage-is-such-a-phenomenal-actor-i-ve-been-a-fan-of-his/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [Dostoevski was on to something. You are the path you choose. You are what your vocation is](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/dostoevski-was-on-to-something-you-are-the-path-you-choose-you-are/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [I'm old fashioned with my cell phone. I like that human contact and I think it's important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/i-m-old-fashioned-with-my-cell-phone-i-like-that-human-contact-and-i/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [For me, acting is all about the aesthetic. I just want to keep honing my craft. Not that I'm taking myself too seriously, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/for-me-acting-is-all-about-the-aesthetic-i-just-want-to-keep-honing/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [I love talking about Scientology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/i-love-talking-about-scientology/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [I've been allowed to grow over the past twenty years. I've managed to avoid being trapped in one moment of my career and for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/i-ve-been-allowed-to-grow-over-the-past-twenty-years-i-ve-managed-to/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [A lot of writers, because they don't understand actors, feel like, in order to be better at their performance, they have to change the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/a-lot-of-writers-because-they-don-t-understand-actors-feel-like-in/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [I want to be a part of something that's good and intellectually challenging.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/i-want-to-be-a-part-of-something-that-s-good-and-intellectually/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [I'm definitely one of those people that what comes into my head falls out of my mouth. That's a way for me to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/i-m-definitely-one-of-those-people-that-what-comes-into-my-head-falls/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

> [I could almost say it is my religion. I guess that sounds pretentious, but I want to live and breathe cinema.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/giovanni-ribisi/i-could-almost-say-it-is-my-religion-i-guess-that-sounds-pretentious/)

[Giovanni Ribisi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/giovanni-ribisi/)

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