My dad was a huge Bob Dylan fan, so we listened to his music, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, and all that kind of stuff. Oscar Isaac bobcatdad Change image and share on social
I think for some reason we're conditioned in movies that the protagonist must be heroic or redeemable in some way, whereas in theater, that's not a necessary. Oscar Isaac conditionheroicmovie Change image and share on social
That first play I did in New York, Rogelio Martinez's 'When It's Cocktail Time in Cuba,' I played a young Fidel Castro. Oscar Isaac castrococktailcuba Change image and share on social
What's funny in 'The Mayor of MacDougal Street' is how Dave Van Ronk talks a lot about the time and how exciting it was and how electric it was. Oscar Isaac daveelectricexcit Change image and share on social
I started off thinking that I just needed one shot to prove myself, but then I realised that I was only going to learn about acting by doing it. Oscar Isaac actlearnneed Change image and share on social
There's very few people - like Shakespeare - who, no matter what, were gonna do what they did. For the rest of us, there's a lot of events that have to happen in order for things to end up the way they are. Oscar Isaac endeventgonna share on social
For me, with a character, you start with the shoes. Oscar Isaac charactershoestart Change image and share on social
My dad always played a lot of music, so I heard him playing all the time, and then I decided that I wanted to learn to play guitar, so I got an acoustic and started taking lessons. I wanted to be able to shred like Yngwie Malmsteen. Oscar Isaac acousticdaddecide share on social
If you can find a way that your principles are actually the strategically smartest thing to do, you've kind of figured it out. Oscar Isaac figurefindhave Change image and share on social
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. Oscar Isaac absolutelybuildcharacter Change image and share on social