I’ve liked most of the films that I’ve been in and those are the kinds of films I like to see.
BENICIO DEL TOROI’ve liked most of the films that I’ve been in and those are the kinds of films I like to see.
BENICIO DEL TOROTo be honest with you, I’d rather not be working. When you work, there are all sorts of deadlines and pressures. I like to do one thing and take my time to do the other one.
BENICIO DEL TOROVillains used to always die in the end. Even the monsters. Frankenstein, Dracula – you’d kill them with a stake. Now the nightmare guy comes back.
BENICIO DEL TOROI think having a vision can make someone an influential man. I’m not talking about acting or anything like that, I’m talking about people I admire, whether it’s a writer or a musician or a sports figure or a politician, whatever.
BENICIO DEL TOROI don’t see the world completely in black and white. Sometimes I do.
BENICIO DEL TOROI don’t think I could be a foot soldier. I don’t know if I could take orders too good. I’m a little lazy.
BENICIO DEL TOROI’m a fan myself, so when a fan does something that might be strange, I understand it.
BENICIO DEL TOROIt really is a pleasure to work with someone who you admire. Whatever you do in front of the camera, and I don’t know what it is, but actors have this thing that you recognize someone that makes you better. When you do that, it’s a great feeling.
BENICIO DEL TOROI mean I like most of the films that I’ve seen that I’ve been in. Those are the kind of films that I like to see. Am I getting better at making choices? Well, I think I might be getting better at reading scripts. Does that make any sense?
BENICIO DEL TOROI get more choices of things, projects, which is a blessing and a curse. I can only do one at a time. Sometimes you don’t know which way to go.
BENICIO DEL TOROMy grandfather was a lawyer, my dad was a lawyer, my mum was a lawyer, I got an uncle who’s a lawyer, I got cousins that are lawyers.
BENICIO DEL TOROSome roles have been with me forever
BENICIO DEL TOROMy goal as an actor has always been to reach a level where I can find a lot of interesting work, and I think I’m at that point now. The Oscar has given me a lot of recognition.
BENICIO DEL TOROIt’s funny, but when I arrived in California to start college I was much more interested in becoming a surfer and cruise along in life from one beach to the next. I didn’t plan out any huge career for myself.
BENICIO DEL TORORegarding green screen, green screen is really like doing some stage work. You have to make believe that there is a window, make believe that something is there that is really not there and convince the audience. It’s part of acting.
BENICIO DEL TOROI used to play basketball and I was pretty competitive, but I was never a bad loser. I never got angry. For me it was always about doing my best and devoting myself to a challenge.
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