--- title: "11 Me Quotes By Paul Dano" description: "11 Me quotes by Paul Dano. Plus more from Paul Dano and more Me sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/paul-dano-2579_acting_when-i-m-not-excited-it-makes-acting-ver_2694531.jpg" --- > [When I'm not excited, it makes acting very hard for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/when-i-m-not-excited-it-makes-acting-very-hard-for-me/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/paul-dano-2579_acting_when-i-m-not-excited-it-makes-acting-ver_2694531.jpg) > [The idea of writer's block or not having inspiration is totally terrifying to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/the-idea-of-writer-s-block-or-not-having-inspiration-is-totally/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b49/paul-dano-2579_block_the-idea-of-writer-s-block-or-not-having_932902.jpg) > [I like movies a lot, and I feel really excited when I see a movie that moves me the right way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-like-movies-a-lot-and-i-feel-really-excited-when-i-see-a-movie-that/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d26/paul-dano-2579_excited_i-like-movies-a-lot-and-i-feel-really-ex_1801732.jpg) > ['Little Miss Sunshine' was really important to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/little-miss-sunshine-was-really-important-to-me/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/paul-dano-2579_important_little-miss-sunshine-was-really-importan_2377518.jpg) > [I like characters that make me feel challenged and sort of inspired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-like-characters-that-make-me-feel-challenged-and-sort-of-inspired/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e0/paul-dano-2579_challenged_i-like-characters-that-make-me-feel-chal_199867.jpg) > [I really don't want to go to work every day convincing myself of what I'm saying. I want the material to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-really-don-t-want-to-go-to-work-every-day-convincing-myself-of-what/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31e/paul-dano-2579_actor_i-really-don-t-want-to-go-to-work-every_2862612.jpg) > [My first paying job might have been doing a play, actually. My mom paid me to dress up as a flounder at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/my-first-paying-job-might-have-been-doing-a-play-actually-my-mom-paid/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/paul-dano-2579_actually_my-first-paying-job-might-have-been-doin_730507.jpg) > [Listening to hard rock on the subway doesn't work for me, especially modern hard rock. Driving in L.A. helped me to understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/listening-to-hard-rock-on-the-subway-doesn-t-work-for-me-especially/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/paul-dano-2579_appeal_listening-to-hard-rock-on-the-subway-doe_2087966.jpg) > [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…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/paul-dano-2579_about_people-have-asked-me-about-playing-outsi_176712.jpg) > [Homeless people really upset me when I was little. A lot of kids have this reaction, but I would get really worried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/homeless-people-really-upset-me-when-i-was-little-a-lot-of-kids-have/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8e/paul-dano-2579_concerned_homeless-people-really-upset-me-when-i-w_2867351.jpg) > [I like a restaurant called Bruci, and there's some really nice people who work there and good food. They change their menu…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-like-a-restaurant-called-bruci-and-there-s-some-really-nice-people/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f18/paul-dano-2579_back_i-like-a-restaurant-called-bruci-and-the_3070974.jpg) ## Other authors on Me ## 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/me/paul-dano/#itemlist", "name": "11 Me Quotes By Paul Dano", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I'm not excited, it makes acting very hard for me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Dano" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/when-i-m-not-excited-it-makes-acting-very-hard-for-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/paul-dano-2579_acting_when-i-m-not-excited-it-makes-acting-ver_2694531.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/paul-dano-2579_acting_when-i-m-not-excited-it-makes-acting-ver_2694531.jpg", 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