--- title: "19 Theatre Quotes By Paul Dano" description: "19 Theatre quotes by Paul Dano. Plus more from Paul Dano and more Theatre sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/paul-dano-2579_being_certainly-being-on-stage-is-a-rush-56864_568645.jpg" --- > [Certainly, being on stage is a rush.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/certainly-being-on-stage-is-a-rush/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/paul-dano-2579_being_certainly-being-on-stage-is-a-rush-56864_568645.jpg) > [At the heart of drama is conflict.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/at-the-heart-of-drama-is-conflict/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/paul-dano-2579_conflict_at-the-heart-of-drama-is-conflict-178089_1780890.jpg) > [I don't really know what kind of actor I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-don-t-really-know-what-kind-of-actor-i-am/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/paul-dano-2579_actor_i-don-t-really-know-what-kind-of-actor-i_423003.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/paul-dano-2579_actor_nobody-is-a-perfect-actor-69300_69300.jpg) > [Being actors is a strange job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/being-actors-is-a-strange-job/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/paul-dano-2579_actor_being-actors-is-a-strange-job-295096_295096.jpg) > [I sort of grew up doing theater. And that's how I got into film, actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-sort-of-grew-up-doing-theater-and-that-s-how-i-got-into-film/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/paul-dano-2579_actually_i-sort-of-grew-up-doing-theater-and-that_454224.jpg) > [I mean, to feel in good hands as an actor... it's the best feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-mean-to-feel-in-good-hands-as-an-actor-it-s-the-best-feeling/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/paul-dano-2579_actor_i-mean-to-feel-in-good-hands-as-an-actor_1847254.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e4/paul-dano-2579_able_as-an-actor-i-always-feel-you-basically_149681.jpg) > [I think that one of the strangest things about being an actor is, it's almost freelance work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-that-one-of-the-strangest-things-about-being-an-actor-is-it-s/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/paul-dano-2579_about_i-think-that-one-of-the-strangest-things_2193359.jpg) > [As an actor, the toughest thing is being subject to circumstance. Meaning: What scripts are out there that are available?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/as-an-actor-the-toughest-thing-is-being-subject-to-circumstance/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/paul-dano-2579_actor_as-an-actor-the-toughest-thing-is-being_1335287.jpg) > [I've been fortunate to work with several actors and directors who I look up to, and learned from each of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-ve-been-fortunate-to-work-with-several-actors-and-directors-who-i/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/paul-dano-2579_actor_i-ve-been-fortunate-to-work-with-several_581052.jpg) > [Your director is your main support - actors don't generally give each other advice on set, not in my experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/your-director-is-your-main-support-actors-don-t-generally-give-each/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/992/paul-dano-2579_actor_your-director-is-your-main-support-actor_444711.jpg) > [In 'There Will Be Blood,' my character was someone who was an actor himself almost. He had a rehearsed quality about him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/in-there-will-be-blood-my-character-was-someone-who-was-an-actor/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/475/paul-dano-2579_about_in-there-will-be-blood-my-character-was_368535.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 thought about acting, growing up here in New York, was theater, and I feel like I need to force myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/my-first-thought-about-acting-growing-up-here-in-new-york-was-theater/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/paul-dano-2579_acting_my-first-thought-about-acting-growing-up_1086596.jpg) > [Being actors is a strange job. To try to go live that out, it's a very strange thing to want to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/being-actors-is-a-strange-job-to-try-to-go-live-that-out-it-s-a-very/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b4/paul-dano-2579_actor_being-actors-is-a-strange-job-to-try-to_519893.jpg) > [When somebody mentions that I did a play with George C. Scott, I'm like, it can't have happened. What was I doing…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/paul-dano-2579_broadway_when-somebody-mentions-that-i-did-a-play_4166.jpg) > [I know an actor who would play one type of part but could never get cast as tough. Once he got cast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-know-an-actor-who-would-play-one-type-of-part-but-could-never-get/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/paul-dano-2579_about_i-know-an-actor-who-would-play-one-type_863204.jpg) > [I remember going to the theatre when I was little and the lights going down and just getting really scared about what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-remember-going-to-the-theatre-when-i-was-little-and-the-lights/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bc/paul-dano-2579_about_i-remember-going-to-the-theatre-when-i-w_2088306.jpg) ## Other authors on Theatre - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kevin-spacey-56911.jpg) Kevin Spacey 49 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/kevin-spacey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-ian-mckellen-42951.jpg) Ian Mckellen 48 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/ian-mckellen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-simon-mcburney-85491.jpg) Simon McBurney 39 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/simon-mcburney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andy-serkis-13212.jpg) Andy Serkis 37 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/andy-serkis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-caine-66979.jpg) Michael Caine 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/michael-caine/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-christopher-walken-24017.jpg) Christopher Walken 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/christopher-walken/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cate-blanchett-21582.jpg) Cate Blanchett 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/cate-blanchett/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-al-pacino-10179.jpg) Al Pacino 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/al-pacino/) - [Himani Shivpuri 30 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/himani-shivpuri/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-viola-davis-93837.jpg) Viola Davis 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/viola-davis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-clint-eastwood-24620.jpg) Clint Eastwood 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/clint-eastwood/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-bryan-cranston-20155.jpg) Bryan Cranston 29 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/theatre/bryan-cranston/) ## 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/theatre/paul-dano/#itemlist", "name": "19 Theatre Quotes By Paul Dano", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Certainly, being on stage is a rush.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Dano" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/certainly-being-on-stage-is-a-rush/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/paul-dano-2579_being_certainly-being-on-stage-is-a-rush-56864_568645.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/paul-dano-2579_being_certainly-being-on-stage-is-a-rush-56864_568645.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/paul-dano-2579_being_certainly-being-on-stage-is-a-rush-56864_568645.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Certainly, being on stage is a rush.” — Paul Dano", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At the heart of drama is conflict.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Dano" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/at-the-heart-of-drama-is-conflict/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/paul-dano-2579_conflict_at-the-heart-of-drama-is-conflict-178089_1780890.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/paul-dano-2579_conflict_at-the-heart-of-drama-is-conflict-178089_1780890.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/paul-dano-2579_conflict_at-the-heart-of-drama-is-conflict-178089_1780890.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At the heart of drama is conflict.” — Paul Dano", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't really know what kind of actor I am.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Dano" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-don-t-really-know-what-kind-of-actor-i-am/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/paul-dano-2579_actor_i-don-t-really-know-what-kind-of-actor-i_423003.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/paul-dano-2579_actor_i-don-t-really-know-what-kind-of-actor-i_423003.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/paul-dano-2579_actor_i-don-t-really-know-what-kind-of-actor-i_423003.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't really know what kind of actor I am.” — Paul Dano", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Nobody is a perfect actor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Dano" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/nobody-is-a-perfect-actor/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/paul-dano-2579_actor_nobody-is-a-perfect-actor-69300_69300.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/paul-dano-2579_actor_nobody-is-a-perfect-actor-69300_69300.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dca/paul-dano-2579_actor_nobody-is-a-perfect-actor-69300_69300.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Nobody is a perfect actor.” — Paul Dano", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being actors is a strange job.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Dano" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/being-actors-is-a-strange-job/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/paul-dano-2579_actor_being-actors-is-a-strange-job-295096_295096.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/paul-dano-2579_actor_being-actors-is-a-strange-job-295096_295096.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be2/paul-dano-2579_actor_being-actors-is-a-strange-job-295096_295096.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Being actors is a strange job.” — Paul Dano", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I sort of grew up doing theater. 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