Top 97 Quotes by Oscar Isaac

With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.

I had an audition where Josh Brolin was pelting me with his personality. I didn't get the part.

That first play I did in New York, Rogelio Martinez's 'When It's Cocktail Time in Cuba,' I played a young Fidel Castro.

'Mojave' is a very wild, throwback film with these two dudes going after each other.

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.

I've done movies I'm very proud of, but there's always a sense of: 'Come see this shiny new car!' The question I hate the most is: 'Why should people see it?'

'Drive' is a genre piece, and a lot of times we don't get really sophisticated genre films.

I come from a place where everything about me, even my body language, is saying: I mean you no harm. I smile, I laugh. Basic stuff for most people.

When I came up to New York to do a play, I passed by Julliard, and I was like, 'Oh I heard of this place.' I applied, and ended up getting in.

What you wear can be such an indicator of so many things. You know, how you feel, how you want others to perceive you. So, that is an absolutely essential part of building a character.