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> [I think was overly empathetic for a while in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-was-overly-empathetic-for-a-while-in-my-life/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [The less acting you have to do, the better, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/the-less-acting-you-have-to-do-the-better-i-think/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [I think 'American Pie' is great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-american-pie-is-great/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [I think you sometimes have to go hit rock bottom before you can grow and rebuild as a person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-you-sometimes-have-to-go-hit-rock-bottom-before-you-can-grow/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [I've definitely been in ruts, and I think having some kind of perseverance is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-ve-definitely-been-in-ruts-and-i-think-having-some-kind-of/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [Even when I'm alone, my life revolves around film. I think that's why I live in New York, not L.A., where it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/even-when-i-m-alone-my-life-revolves-around-film-i-think-that-s-why-i/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [I think that the Western went away for a while because part of its function was that it used to be America's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-that-the-western-went-away-for-a-while-because-part-of-its/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [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/)

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> [I think control is a two-way street; sometimes people want to control things to keep them safe if they are afraid of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-control-is-a-two-way-street-sometimes-people-want-to-control/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [A lot of people think I must be weird because of the films I've done. I get that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/a-lot-of-people-think-i-must-be-weird-because-of-the-films-i-ve-done/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [Sometimes I think your intellect can get in your way as an actor or an artist. When you come from a world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/sometimes-i-think-your-intellect-can-get-in-your-way-as-an-actor-or/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [I don't like to spend a lot of money on haircuts: I'll sometimes grow my hair and get an acting job and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-don-t-like-to-spend-a-lot-of-money-on-haircuts-i-ll-sometimes-grow/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [I think it is important to make sure that I have my real life as well, because Hollywood can certainly seem like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-it-is-important-to-make-sure-that-i-have-my-real-life-as-well/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [There's that thing that if you want to have any kind of lasting love, I think you have to love the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/there-s-that-thing-that-if-you-want-to-have-any-kind-of-lasting-love/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [People think memorizing lines is hard, when that's the last thing you worry about. You get that done, and then you've got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/people-think-memorizing-lines-is-hard-when-that-s-the-last-thing-you/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [It's hard to talk about acting because I don't think it's quite as explicit as a lot of people might think. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/it-s-hard-to-talk-about-acting-because-i-don-t-think-it-s-quite-as/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [I do think the first time you read a script, that gut response is very important, and that probably plants a seed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-do-think-the-first-time-you-read-a-script-that-gut-response-is-very/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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> [I think the idea is to try and understand everything about the characters and where the character is coming from, from their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-the-idea-is-to-try-and-understand-everything-about-the/)

[Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/)

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## Other authors on Think

## 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/)

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