A lot of people think I must be weird because of the films I've done. I get that. — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Homeless people really upset me when I was little. A lot of kids have this reaction, but I would get really worried… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - what's written and not… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I'm a private person, but I don't feel afraid to walk out of my door or anything. I get recognised occasionally, but… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
When I'm not acting, I like to go home and be really normal. So I usually grow out my hair until I… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
In life, you have to keep certain parts of yourself in check because you want to be a decent human being. But… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Spring and fall in New York are the best seasons here to get out and about. I like the little park in… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I like a restaurant called Bruci, and there's some really nice people who work there and good food. They change their menu… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I know an actor who would play one type of part but could never get cast as tough. Once he got cast… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
There's a lot of people that I would love to work with. There's a lot of different kinds of parts I wanna… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think your intellect can get in your way as an actor or an artist. When you come from a world… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
I don't like to spend a lot of money on haircuts: I'll sometimes grow my hair and get an acting job and… — 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
People think memorizing lines is hard, when that's the last thing you worry about. You get that done, and then you've got… — 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
