There's that thing that if you want to have any kind of lasting love, I think you have to love the whole person and not just the parts of them that you choose.
— Paul Dano
I really don't want to go to work every day convincing myself of what I'm saying. I want the material to make me a better actor; then I try to return the favor to the material.
One thing you notice is, there's a lot of people with raw talent, and then there's people who take that talent and work hard.
I tore my ACL playing basketball.
There's a lot of people that I would love to work with. There's a lot of different kinds of parts I wanna play. As your career progresses, you hope that you get some more opportunity or some more choice.
I started acting pretty young, so I haven't had too many odd jobs. But I used to sell candy out of my locker in middle school.
I love cereal. I eat several bowls a day, mostly a few late at night.
I think 'American Pie' is great.
I like characters that make me feel challenged and sort of inspired.
George C. Scott, man, was a powerful dude.
It's a funny thing. You sort of never figure it out with acting. You're always learning.
I feel like, once you're doing a job, you shouldn't talk about it.
One of my favorite films is 'Dumb and Dumber.' I'd love to do some really silly comedy someday.
As an actor, the toughest thing is being subject to circumstance. Meaning: What scripts are out there that are available?
Have I seen any plays that I've been in? Uh, you know, might be a little weird.
I mean, to feel in good hands as an actor... it's the best feeling.
I think that one of the strangest things about being an actor is, it's almost freelance work.
Being actors is a strange job.
Everything you do, every experience that you have, enlightens you a little bit or worsens you.
