You deal with failure – strike, strike, strike – all the time. Acting is like that. You have to have a very thick skin in a way – your hair is too dark, you’re too ugly for the part, your audition wasn’t good.
BENICIO DEL TOROWhen I was a little kid, I was the first kid in my neighborhood to have a pet alligator.
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I 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.
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When you do a movie the clock is ticking. It’s like a sport.
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I’m a fan myself, so when a fan does something that might be strange, I understand it.
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It depends, because sometimes an action role can be very demanding, and sometimes a dialogue-driven character can be very demanding, and vice versa. It depends.
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Some roles have been with me forever
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I’m not Jack Nicholson. I’m not Brando. But I do mumble.
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Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes.
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When I was a little kid, I was the first kid in my neighborhood to have a pet alligator.
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My 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.
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You might get some serial killers who are born with a chip missing, but for the most part I don’t think anyone is born bad.
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My 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.
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I don’t see the world completely in black and white. Sometimes I do.
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Before I was even in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes. Rumor was that I was a junkie. I have dark circles under my eyes, deal with it.
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I 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.
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When you start to become a movie star it’s easy to believe that you are Superman. That can fool you. That’s why I prefer not to pay much attention to fame.
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