Paul Dano

I love Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and Guns N' Roses and AC/DC.

— Paul Dano

I started acting pretty young, so I haven't had too many odd jobs. But I used to sell candy out of my…

— Paul Dano

I don't normally like getting dressed up, but when I go to events, I like to look put together. I've got to…

— Paul Dano

I grew up in Manhattan, and now I live in Brooklyn.

— Paul Dano

I know an actor who would play one type of part but could never get cast as tough. Once he got cast…

— Paul Dano

I can obviously relate to a character who is an artist, because the creative process is a big part of my life.

— Paul Dano

[Swiss Armi Man] was a super joyful film to go make. I mean, there was stuff that was, like, totally bananas. But…

— Paul Dano

There's a lot of people that I would love to work with. There's a lot of different kinds of parts I wanna…

— Paul Dano

The idea of writer's block or not having inspiration is totally terrifying to me.

— Paul Dano

The first time I went to Daniel's [Radcliffe] apartment to just hang out before, because we're doing this crazy thing together, right…

— Paul Dano

My favorite color is blue, and my secret favorite color is pink.

— Paul Dano

I don't like to spend a lot of money on haircuts: I'll sometimes grow my hair and get an acting job and…

— Paul Dano

I am baffled by good writing.

— Paul Dano

There are maybe 100 actors I look up to, but my first two favourite actors were Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson.

— Paul Dano

As your career progresses, you hope that you get some more opportunity, or some more choice.

— Paul Dano

My first thought about acting, growing up here in New York, was theater, and I feel like I need to force myself…

— Paul Dano

I think control is a two-way street; sometimes people want to control things to keep them safe if they are afraid of…

— Paul Dano

As people, no matter what we are doing, your whole body is living and breathing.

— Paul Dano

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…

— Paul Dano

I'm a sucker for period pieces. There is always great opportunity for research and to delude yourself into feeling like you are…

— Paul Dano

The way Hollywood works, you're never sure if their first thought is to make a great film and honor the material or…

— Paul Dano

Everything you do, every experience that you have, enlightens you a little bit or worsens you.

— Paul Dano

I would not take a girl to a club on a Thursday. I would not take her to a really noisy, swanky…

— Paul Dano

This is so lame to say in a magazine, but I just grabbed some pink wallpaper. I find it to be a…

— Paul Dano

I guess sometimes fear is a good thing. It's a really good motivator.

— Paul Dano