--- title: "16 Thinking Quotes By Paul Dano" description: "16 Thinking quotes by Paul Dano. Plus more from Paul Dano and more Thinking sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/paul-dano-2579_acting_the-less-acting-you-have-to-do-the-bette_1634152.jpg" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/paul-dano-2579_acting_the-less-acting-you-have-to-do-the-bette_1634152.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) > [I think it's more important to try and make a good film than give a good performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-it-s-more-important-to-try-and-make-a-good-film-than-give-a/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/paul-dano-2579_cinema_i-think-it-s-more-important-to-try-and-m_1871046.jpg) > [ I think it was a lot of trust as well \[between me and Daniel Radcliffe\]. If we didn't have that, it could… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-it-was-a-lot-of-trust-as-well-between-me-and-daniel-radcliffe/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49f/paul-dano-2579_army_i-think-it-was-a-lot-of-trust-as-well-be_2757745.jpg) > [ I love that it's such an uncynical film \[Swiss Army Man\]. I think it's got a lot of love in there, and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-love-that-it-s-such-an-uncynical-film-swiss-army-man-i-think-it-s/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/paul-dano-2579_age_i-love-that-it-s-such-an-uncynical-film_350413.jpg) > [I was actually thinking about starting like an app where you can watch videos of me carrying Daniel \[Radcliffe in Swiss Army…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-was-actually-thinking-about-starting-like-an-app-where-you-can/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1f/paul-dano-2579_apps_i-was-actually-thinking-about-starting-l_2691708.jpg) > [Michael Caine is so happy. Happy and healthy. I think he enjoys life. I think he's 82 now, and I have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/michael-caine-is-so-happy-happy-and-healthy-i-think-he-enjoys-life-i/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/760/paul-dano-2579_age_michael-caine-is-so-happy-happy-and-heal_2296806.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) > [ 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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14e/paul-dano-2579_corpses_of-course-i-think-it-s-a-movie-for-every_14478.jpg) > [I think I was almost 12, so I knew who George C. Scott was, but if I could work with George C.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-i-was-almost-12-so-i-knew-who-george-c-scott-was-but-if-i/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/paul-dano-2579_if-i-could_i-think-i-was-almost-12-so-i-knew-who-ge_2053680.jpg) > [I think carrying your gut, or your instincts, through all the learning, is one of the most important things. You learn to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-carrying-your-gut-or-your-instincts-through-all-the-learning/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/paul-dano-2579_character_i-think-carrying-your-gut-or-your-instin_2443635.jpg) > [It's a constant learning process - not just what you need to learn for the character or as far as good actors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/it-s-a-constant-learning-process-not-just-what-you-need-to-learn-for/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cb/paul-dano-2579_actor_it-s-a-constant-learning-process-not-jus_547198.jpg) > [ I'm really excited to share the movie \[Swiss Army Man\] with people, so I'm glad that people are seeing it. And I… ](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/paul-dano-2579_army_i-m-really-excited-to-share-the-movie-sw_132788.jpg) > [I know that part of why I was excited to do this was the sense of play and childlike wonder and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-know-that-part-of-why-i-was-excited-to-do-this-was-the-sense-of/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/paul-dano-2579_army_i-know-that-part-of-why-i-was-excited-to_2488517.jpg) > [ I think there was a lot of working out the arc of how Manny \[Daniel Radcliffe\] talks. Scene to scene \[in the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-there-was-a-lot-of-working-out-the-arc-of-how-manny-daniel/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/231/paul-dano-2579_ability_i-think-there-was-a-lot-of-working-out-t_517365.jpg) > [ I was constantly surprised by how things took shape, whether it was something that was funny or \[sharp\] or some of these… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-was-constantly-surprised-by-how-things-took-shape-whether-it-was/) [Paul Dano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/paul-dano-2579_army_i-was-constantly-surprised-by-how-things_2170636.jpg) ## Other authors on Thinking - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 447 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rush-limbaugh-81741.jpg) Rush Limbaugh 440 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/rush-limbaugh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-trump-30060.jpg) Donald Trump 357 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/donald-trump/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 292 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 243 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 184 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/cassandra-clare/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 161 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 161 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-albert-einstein-10494.jpg) Albert Einstein 146 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/albert-einstein/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sherrilyn-kenyon-84925.jpg) Sherrilyn Kenyon 143 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/sherrilyn-kenyon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 137 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/taylor-swift/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephen-king-87054.jpg) Stephen King 137 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/stephen-king/) ## 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/thinking/paul-dano/#itemlist", "name": "16 Thinking Quotes By Paul Dano", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The less acting you have to do, the better, I think.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Dano" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/the-less-acting-you-have-to-do-the-better-i-think/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/paul-dano-2579_acting_the-less-acting-you-have-to-do-the-bette_1634152.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/paul-dano-2579_acting_the-less-acting-you-have-to-do-the-bette_1634152.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/paul-dano-2579_acting_the-less-acting-you-have-to-do-the-bette_1634152.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The less acting you have to do, the better, I think.” — Paul Dano", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think that one of the strangest things about being an actor is, it's almost freelance work.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Dano" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-that-one-of-the-strangest-things-about-being-an-actor-is-it-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/paul-dano-2579_about_i-think-that-one-of-the-strangest-things_2193359.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/paul-dano-2579_about_i-think-that-one-of-the-strangest-things_2193359.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/paul-dano-2579_about_i-think-that-one-of-the-strangest-things_2193359.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think that one of the strangest things about being an actor is, it's almost freelance work.” — Paul Dano", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it's more important to try and make a good film than give a good performance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Dano" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dano/i-think-it-s-more-important-to-try-and-make-a-good-film-than-give-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/paul-dano-2579_cinema_i-think-it-s-more-important-to-try-and-m_1871046.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/paul-dano-2579_cinema_i-think-it-s-more-important-to-try-and-m_1871046.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68d/paul-dano-2579_cinema_i-think-it-s-more-important-to-try-and-m_1871046.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think it's more important to try and make a good film than give a good performance.” — Paul Dano", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it was a lot of trust as well [between me and Daniel Radcliffe]. 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