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Paul Dano
American
Actor
Born:
Jun 19
,
1984
Actor
Good
Me
People
Think
You
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The world of the homeless is a tough and interesting world.
Paul Dano
World
Tough
Interesting
Homeless
In tragedy, it's hard to find a good resolution; it's not black and white: it's a big fog of gray.
Paul Dano
Good
Fog
Black
Black And White
Big
White
Find
Tragedy
Hard
Gray
Resolution
'Little Miss Sunshine' was really important to me.
Paul Dano
Me
Sunshine
Important
Miss
Little
Really
It's a funny thing. You sort of never figure it out with acting. You're always learning.
Paul Dano
Funny
You
Learning
Funny Thing
Out
Never
Sort
Always
Acting
Figure
Thing
I've seen people, where if they have to wait around the set for three hours, and they call you at the wrong time, and they're not ready for you, some people don't like that.
Paul Dano
Time
You
People
Wait
Some People
Three
Seen
Wrong Time
Some
Wrong
Like
Hours
Call
Around
Ready
Where
Set
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.
Paul Dano
Mom
Birthday
Me
Job
First
Party
Sister
Birthday Party
Dress
Dress-Up
Mermaid
Doing
Been
Up
Little
Might
Paid
Paying
Play
Actually
I think control is a two-way street; sometimes people want to control things to keep them safe if they are afraid of life.
Paul Dano
Life
People
Sometimes
Control
Think
Two-Way
Two-Way Street
Safe
Afraid
Want
Them
Keep
Street
Things
I love cereal. I eat several bowls a day, mostly a few late at night.
Paul Dano
Love
Day
Few
Late
Several
Eat
Mostly
Bowls
Cereal
Night
Being actors is a strange job.
Paul Dano
Strange
Job
Being
Actor
I tore my ACL playing basketball.
Paul Dano
Playing
Basketball
George C. Scott, man, was a powerful dude.
Paul Dano
Man
Powerful
Dude
George
Scott
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.
Paul Dano
Work
You
People
Work Hard
One Thing
Take
Raw
Talent
Lot
Then
Notice
Hard
Who
Thing
I like characters that make me feel challenged and sort of inspired.
Paul Dano
Me
Characters
Inspired
Feel
Like
Make
Sort
Challenged
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.
Paul Dano
Work
Saying
Myself
Day
Me
Every Day
Better
Try
Every
Favor
Better Actor
Make
Return
Material
Go
Want
Then
Really
Convincing
Actor
As an actor, the toughest thing is being subject to circumstance. Meaning: What scripts are out there that are available?
Paul Dano
Circumstance
Out
Toughest
Subject
Being
Available
Scripts
Meaning
Actor
Thing
I think the idea is to try and understand everything about the characters and where the character is coming from, from their point of view, why they say what they do. And not, 'Oh, but I would never say that. Why does the character say that?' But then making it as personal as possible.
Paul Dano
Character
Try
Think
Everything
Say
Possible
Characters
Would
About
Point
Point Of View
Never
Idea
Understand
Does
Making
Coming
Personal
Oh
Where
Then
View
They Say
Why
People have asked me about playing outsiders. I don't consider myself an outsider. Maybe that's why I'm interested in that. I'm not really sure.
Paul Dano
Myself
Me
People
Consider
About
Outsider
Outsiders
Sure
Maybe
Interested
Asked
Really
Why
Playing
Homeless people really upset me when I was little. A lot of kids have this reaction, but I would get really worried or sad or concerned or cry.
Paul Dano
Sad
Me
People
Worried
Kids
Would
Cry
Reaction
Concerned
Lot
Get
Upset
Little
Really
Homeless
Theater is hard.
Paul Dano
Theater
Hard
Certainly, being on stage is a rush.
Paul Dano
Stage
Rush
Being
Certainly
Nobody is a perfect actor.
Paul Dano
Perfect
Nobody
Actor
When I'm not excited, it makes acting very hard for me.
Paul Dano
Me
Excited
Makes
Very
Acting
Hard
I'm very low-maintenance.
Paul Dano
Very
I don't normally like getting dressed up, but when I go to events, I like to look put together. I've got to say, getting in a nice suit feels good.
Paul Dano
Good
Together
Events
Nice
Say
Dressed
Put
Feels
Like
Look
Got
Go
Up
Normally
Getting
Getting Dressed
Suit
I don't really know what kind of actor I am.
Paul Dano
Kind
Know
Am
Really
Actor
The idea of writer's block or not having inspiration is totally terrifying to me.
Paul Dano
Me
Totally
Having
Inspiration
Writer
Idea
Terrifying
Block
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