--- title: "15 Cinema Quotes By Paul Dano" description: "15 Cinema quotes by Paul Dano. Plus more from Paul Dano and more Cinema sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/paul-dano-2579_actually_i-sort-of-grew-up-doing-theater-and-that_454224.jpg" --- > [I sort of grew up doing theater. And that's how I got into film, actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-sort-of-grew-up-doing-theater-and-that-s-how-i-got-into-film/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/paul-dano-2579_actually_i-sort-of-grew-up-doing-theater-and-that_454224.jpg) > [One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/one-of-my-favorite-films-is-dumb-and-dumber/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/feb/paul-dano-2579_cinema_one-of-my-favorite-films-is-dumb-and-dum_328357.jpg) > [I know I'd like to direct a film at some point, and maybe I'll write it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-know-i-d-like-to-direct-a-film-at-some-point-and-maybe-i-ll-write-it/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/191/paul-dano-2579_cinema_i-know-i-d-like-to-direct-a-film-at-some_2842058.jpg) > [I think it's more important to try and make a good film than give a good performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-it-s-more-important-to-try-and-make-a-good-film-than-give-a/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/paul-dano-2579_cinema_i-think-it-s-more-important-to-try-and-m_1871046.jpg) > [A lot of people think I must be weird because of the films I've done. I get that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/a-lot-of-people-think-i-must-be-weird-because-of-the-films-i-ve-done/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a0/paul-dano-2579_because_a-lot-of-people-think-i-must-be-weird-be_3006767.jpg) > [I've been fortunate to work with several actors and directors who I look up to, and learned from each of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-ve-been-fortunate-to-work-with-several-actors-and-directors-who-i/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/paul-dano-2579_actor_i-ve-been-fortunate-to-work-with-several_581052.jpg) > [I want to do some bigger films, so long as there's some sort of exciting creative element or a good filmmaker behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-want-to-do-some-bigger-films-so-long-as-there-s-some-sort-of/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/004/paul-dano-2579_behind_i-want-to-do-some-bigger-films-so-long-a_144724.jpg) > [Even when I'm alone, my life revolves around film. I think that's why I live in New York, not L.A., where it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/even-when-i-m-alone-my-life-revolves-around-film-i-think-that-s-why-i/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/paul-dano-2579_alone_even-when-i-m-alone-my-life-revolves-aro_1314135.jpg) > [The way Hollywood works, you're never sure if their first thought is to make a great film and honor the material or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/the-way-hollywood-works-you-re-never-sure-if-their-first-thought-is/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69e/paul-dano-2579_another_the-way-hollywood-works-you-re-never-sur_1221231.jpg) > [One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.' I'd love to do some really silly comedy someday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/one-of-my-favorite-films-is-dumb-and-dumber-i-d-love-to-do-some/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/paul-dano-2579_cinema_one-of-my-favorite-films-is-dumb-and-dum_3075962.jpg) > [You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - what's written and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/you-try-to-get-to-know-your-character-as-best-as-you-can-before-you/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/paul-dano-2579_before_you-try-to-get-to-know-your-character-as_1677541.jpg) > [It's a lot of fun to be a part of films that you don't exactly know how they're going to turn out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/it-s-a-lot-of-fun-to-be-a-part-of-films-that-you-don-t-exactly-know/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da4/paul-dano-2579_cinema_it-s-a-lot-of-fun-to-be-a-part-of-films_1861118.jpg) > [You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - whats written and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/you-try-to-get-to-know-your-character-as-best-as-you-can-before-you-2/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c61/paul-dano-2579_character_you-try-to-get-to-know-your-character-as_3161666.jpg) > [Films can be entertaining without shying away from exploring something. They can be magical and have fantasy, but also can have enough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/films-can-be-entertaining-without-shying-away-from-exploring/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f93/paul-dano-2579_also_films-can-be-entertaining-without-shying_1494150.jpg) > [I feel like a lot of the films I do, part of the reason I like doing them is I'm not 100…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-feel-like-a-lot-of-the-films-i-do-part-of-the-reason-i-like-doing/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/paul-dano-2579_character_i-feel-like-a-lot-of-the-films-i-do-part_640917.jpg) ## Other authors on Cinema - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-werner-herzog-94806.jpg) Werner Herzog 57 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/werner-herzog/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nicolas-winding-refn-71275.jpg) Nicolas Winding Refn 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/nicolas-winding-refn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woody-allen-96336.jpg) Woody Allen 55 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/woody-allen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-lynch-27713.jpg) David Lynch 54 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/david-lynch/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-jackson-74887.jpg) Peter Jackson 53 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/peter-jackson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-greenaway-74852.jpg) Peter Greenaway 51 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/peter-greenaway/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu-10688.jpg) Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 51 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-mani-ratnam-6434.jpg) Mani Ratnam 47 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/mani-ratnam/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-takashi-miike-3507.jpg) Takashi Miike 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/takashi-miike/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-ebert-80683.jpg) Roger Ebert 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/roger-ebert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-scorsese-64785.jpg) Martin Scorsese 45 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/martin-scorsese/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-lucas-37823.jpg) George Lucas 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/george-lucas/) ## More by Paul Dano > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/when-somebody-mentions-that-i-did-a-play-with-george-c-scott-i-m-like/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [ 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. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/of-course-i-think-it-s-a-movie-for-everybody-insane-farting-corpse/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [Some projects go as you hope or imagine, and some change or reveal themselves in a different way; it depends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/some-projects-go-as-you-hope-or-imagine-and-some-change-or-reveal/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-try-to-leave-my-work-at-the-door-when-i-leave-the-set-it-s-almost/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [I dont normally like getting dressed up, but when I go to events, I like to look put together. Ive got to say, getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-dont-normally-like-getting-dressed-up-but-when-i-go-to-events-i/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [Nobody is a perfect actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/nobody-is-a-perfect-actor/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [The better the acting is, the harder it is to see what the process is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/the-better-the-acting-is-the-harder-it-is-to-see-what-the-process-is/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [ If you could call me buff, my version of buff was when I finished that film \[Swiss Army Man\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/if-you-could-call-me-buff-my-version-of-buff-was-when-i-finished-that/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [The only constant I can find is hard work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/the-only-constant-i-can-find-is-hard-work/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/reading-the-script-insane-farting-corpse-by-page-two-or-three-i-felt/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [I went to tranny bars and kind of got used to being around that and then getting dressed up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-went-to-tranny-bars-and-kind-of-got-used-to-being-around-that-and/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-m-really-excited-to-share-the-movie-swiss-army-man-with-people-so-i/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [I want to do some bigger films, so long as there's some sort of exciting creative element or a good filmmaker behind them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-want-to-do-some-bigger-films-so-long-as-there-s-some-sort-of/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [As an actor, I always feel you basically have to be able to delude yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/as-an-actor-i-always-feel-you-basically-have-to-be-able-to-delude/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) > [People have asked me about playing outsiders. I don't consider myself an outsider. Maybe that's why I'm interested in that. I'm not really sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/people-have-asked-me-about-playing-outsiders-i-don-t-consider-myself/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/paul-dano/#itemlist", "name": "15 Cinema Quotes By Paul Dano", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I sort of grew up doing theater. 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