I volunteered at a homeless shelter in preparation for 'Being Flynn,' and when I'm walking along the Bowery, that's the first thing… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I do think the first time you read a script, that gut response is very important, and that probably plants a seed… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
My first paying job might have been doing a play, actually. My mom paid me to dress up as a flounder at… — 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
The way Hollywood works, you're never sure if their first thought is to make a great film and honor the material or… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
The hardest thing about working with your partner is that the work starts to become first. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
On 'There Will Be Blood,' I was cast at the last minute. I had 3 and a half to 4 days to… — 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
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
Some projects go as you hope or imagine, and some change or reveal themselves in a different way; it depends. — Paul Dano Copy Share
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
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
If you could call me buff, my version of buff was when I finished that film [Swiss Army Man]. — Paul Dano Copy Share
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
I went to tranny bars and kind of got used to being around that and then getting dressed up. — Paul Dano Copy Share
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
I want to do some bigger films, so long as there's some sort of exciting creative element or a good filmmaker behind them. — Paul Dano Copy Share
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. — Paul Dano Copy Share
