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> [With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/with-altman-he-does-discuss-everything-with-you-but-then-leaves-you/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

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## More by Vincent D'Onofrio

> [When I was younger I used to pick things just to face the fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/when-i-was-younger-i-used-to-pick-things-just-to-face-the-fear/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [Then I did Mystic Pizza, just to do something I wasn't fat in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/then-i-did-mystic-pizza-just-to-do-something-i-wasn-t-fat-in/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [ My 22-year-old \[son\] can see everything I've done, but my 15-year-old hasn't been able to see anything, at all. But yeah, I hope I'm… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/my-22-year-old-son-can-see-everything-i-ve-done-but-my-15-year-old/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [So, it's always different. Some stuff, you want to do because it's a part that you've never played. It's always for story. Sometimes there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/so-it-s-always-different-some-stuff-you-want-to-do-because-it-s-a/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/and-i-have-been-able-to-establish-this-sort-of-decent-reputation-as/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [The minute you start feeling like you've got it down, you know what you're doing, you're dead in the water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/the-minute-you-start-feeling-like-you-ve-got-it-down-you-know-what/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [I've never played a master thief. And I think I am one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/i-ve-never-played-a-master-thief-and-i-think-i-am-one/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [Like De Niro. He's one of the best character actors we have ever had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/like-de-niro-he-s-one-of-the-best-character-actors-we-have-ever-had/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [This haunting idea of becoming a celebrity doesn't settle well with me at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/this-haunting-idea-of-becoming-a-celebrity-doesn-t-settle-well-with/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [Im a character actor, and I made a choice when I was young, after Mystic Pizza, not to go for the mainstream stuff, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/im-a-character-actor-and-i-made-a-choice-when-i-was-young-after/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/acting-is-not-a-mystery-there-s-nothing-that-i-know-that-other-actors/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/when-you-are-a-character-actor-they-trust-you-will-go-in-and-give/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/the-key-is-always-to-speak-in-your-own-voice-speak-the-truth-that-s/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/i-found-my-niche-as-a-character-actor-and-i-ve-never-felt-like-a/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

> [It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-d-onofrio/it-s-like-why-people-read-scary-books-or-go-see-scary-movies-because/)

[Vincent D'Onofrio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-d-onofrio/)

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