The crazy thing about 'Hook' was it was one of the movies in town that everybody knew about. It was the biggest film shooting in Hollywood at the time and the idea of Robin Williams playing Peter Pan really captured… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
When preparing for auditions, I have no rituals. I just try to be as prepared as possible. — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
I grew up in a pretty rough neighborhood, Paramount, California, outside of L.A., like near Compton, that's where I'm from. — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
As far as geek culture, I didn't grow up in the comic con geek culture lane, then I started doing Comic Cons seeing the… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
My grandfather was a survivor of the Death March and his war buddies were among our neighbors. Where we lived in San Francisco, there… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
'Dead Poets Society' was a very influential film on me and so talking about that movie with him, he just inspired me to continue… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
The most fascinating thing for me is that 'Peter Pan' is a fairy tale, but now, this Filipino kid is a part of the… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
I feel like I grew up differently, when you're a child actor you grow up differently, but it's not that different than growing up… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
I love seeing the new generation take something that we've done and reinvent it for a whole new time. — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
I had a different agent after 'Hook,' and they were, like, 'We don't know where to go with you. It's like you've already gone… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
I think it's one of the coolest things especially as a young actor, actually at any time - even doing my stuff with Avatar… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
I come from a big family of brothers and sisters and family dramas and honor and dishonor. — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
I got to see this big crazy wild man Robin Williams on the set, and got to act with him in that sense. And… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
You have to understand, when you're 15 and you're doing this Steven Spielberg movie with megastars - Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts -… — Dante Basco Copy Share Image
