There are so many factors that go into how you feel, as a performer, on any given movie, that it's really hard to identify which things are the things that help you be good, and which are the things that… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
It's very hard to write music for a film because you're writing about somebody else's experience. — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
I started off as an actor thinking that I would be this Romeo, this dashing leading man. It turns out that I'm a character… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
There are so many factors that go into how you feel, as a performer, on any given movie, that it's really hard to identify… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
Producing is the antidote to acting. Producing is practical problem solving all day long. As opposed to endless self-obsession and navel gazing. — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
I'm a restless person. I get bored very quickly, particularly with myself. I've used acting as an escape and a way to channel my… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
I don't separate Robert DeNiro's comedy from the serious stuff. The one thing I realize working with him in all of his work, is… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
The research period of a film is the most exciting part of the process, and filming is sometimes a letdown because when you're dealing… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
I live right under the Hollywood sign, so that every day when I drive home I'm reminded of why I'm here. — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
The thing with being able to do accents is that it's still completely separate from being an actor. — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
I love costumes. I love getting dressed up because it really helps my imagination make the leap to believe that I am who I… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
For a long time a lot of people thought I'm British, because I'd done so many roles with English accents. People probably still think… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
You're making these movies for pennies, there's absolutely nothing to offer anybody, and they will still fight you! "There's no more back-end for him?… — Alessandro Nivola Copy Share Image
