Quotes by Paul Dano

About Paul Dano:

Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor and producer. Dano started his career on Broadway before making his film debut in The Newcomers (2000).
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I went to private school in Manhattan, and at a young age, they made us do public speaking. For some reason, I was good at standing in front of the class and speaking.

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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 so concentrated.

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My first paying job might have been doing a play, actually. My mom paid me to dress up as a flounder at my sister's 'Little Mermaid' - themed birthday party when I was little.

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I mean, to feel in good hands as an actor... it's the best feeling.

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You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - what's written and not written.

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Spring and fall in New York are the best seasons here to get out and about. I like the little park in Dumbo between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridge. I like Prospect Park.

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Let's say honorary favorite New Yorker is John Lennon, and favorite real New Yorker is Biggie, because he's the best.

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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 that's probably the best thing about it.

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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.

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I've definitely been in ruts, and I think having some kind of perseverance is important.

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I'd always been fascinated by people who allow themselves to be so rude and irritated and foul-mouthed and hostile, but usually you can sense there's something vulnerable beneath them - a shield they use to protect that vulnerable side. Finally, when...

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I remember going to the theatre when I was little and the lights going down and just getting really scared about what was going to happen up there.

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I feel like I have to be responsible for what I'm participating in or putting out into the world.

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The world of the homeless is a tough and interesting world.

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I go down to the dive bar around the corner when I go out. I don't go to the showbiz parties.

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I used to write a lot of songs. I was an English major in college. I was a deluded poet for a year. Totally deluded.

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

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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 to worry about the internal stuff, which is the challenging part.

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I volunteered at a homeless shelter in preparation for 'Being Flynn,' and when I'm walking along the Bowery, that's the first thing that comes to mind. That's a nice memory.

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Being actors is a strange job.

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Author Bio

  • NamePaul Dano
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornJune 19, 1984
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor