American - Actor | June 19, 1984 -
The way Hollywood works, you're never sure if their first thought is to make a great film and honor the material or just another business property.
Paul Dano
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In 'There Will Be Blood,' my character was someone who was an actor himself almost. He had a rehearsed quality about him. He was a performance artist in a way.
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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've definitely had mentors, whether parents or friends or actors who I like.
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I grew up in Manhattan, and now I live in Brooklyn.
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I like the idea of finding parts that I know I can do but I don't totally understand them right away.
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A lot of people think I must be weird because of the films I've done. I get that.
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I know I am always pumped, as an audience member, to go and see a Western.
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I think that the Western went away for a while because part of its function was that it used to be America's action film.
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In life, you have to keep certain parts of yourself in check because you want to be a decent human being. But one of the guilty pleasures of acting is that sometimes you get to let a little something out that you don't in life because it's not right.
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I know I'd like to direct a film at some point, and maybe I'll write it.
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I'm a private person, but I don't feel afraid to walk out of my door or anything. I get recognised occasionally, but not overwhelmingly so.
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