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> [To me, one of the main things that a director does is create the tone of his movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/to-me-one-of-the-main-things-that-a-director-does-is-create-the-tone/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/peter-sarsgaard-16194_cinema_to-me-one-of-the-main-things-that-a-dire_1273957.jpg)

## More by Peter Sarsgaard

> [Im okay with being unimpressive. I sleep better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/im-okay-with-being-unimpressive-i-sleep-better/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [I tend to lose my performance energy the longer things go on for, so I'm always best on the very first take.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/i-tend-to-lose-my-performance-energy-the-longer-things-go-on-for-so-i/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [Usually the way I think someone is radicalized is through a personal experience. The thing about environmental activism is that we are all having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/usually-the-way-i-think-someone-is-radicalized-is-through-a-personal/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [I've always looked at the world as a place where people have done evil things. There are people in the world, for instance, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/i-ve-always-looked-at-the-world-as-a-place-where-people-have-done/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [Who would I least want to hang out with? Probably John Lotter. I guess I have a place of understanding for everyone I've played.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/who-would-i-least-want-to-hang-out-with-probably-john-lotter-i-guess/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [Depending on what stage I'm at in my career, I either work or don't work because I've been offered one thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/depending-on-what-stage-i-m-at-in-my-career-i-either-work-or-don-t/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [I still consider myself a young actor, I'm 34; I still view it as the beginning of my career. You can get infatuated with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/i-still-consider-myself-a-young-actor-i-m-34-i-still-view-it-as-the/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [If you go in and audition for roles rather than just be offered them, then you kind of get a chance to kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/if-you-go-in-and-audition-for-roles-rather-than-just-be-offered-them/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [If all the circumstances of acting are made to easy, then there's no grain of sand to make the pearl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/if-all-the-circumstances-of-acting-are-made-to-easy-then-there-s-no/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [I get so happy to see someone like Jodie descend into absurdity and be human.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/i-get-so-happy-to-see-someone-like-jodie-descend-into-absurdity-and/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [I always think change is important in a character. The most dynamic choices that you can make for a character are always the best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/i-always-think-change-is-important-in-a-character-the-most-dynamic/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [It is very possible that I could have ended up on 80 acres of land by myself, and fallen in love at a distance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/it-is-very-possible-that-i-could-have-ended-up-on-80-acres-of-land-by/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [Even a good politician, someone who is very ambitious, chooses not to see trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/even-a-good-politician-someone-who-is-very-ambitious-chooses-not-to/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [But the way that we've got it organized in our family, we try not to work at the same time, so I'm just now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/but-the-way-that-we-ve-got-it-organized-in-our-family-we-try-not-to/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

> [I would like to sail across the Atlantic. I would like the experience of being that far away from land.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-sarsgaard/i-would-like-to-sail-across-the-atlantic-i-would-like-the-experience/)

[Peter Sarsgaard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-sarsgaard/)

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