Even when I'm alone, my life revolves around film. I think that's why I live in New York, not L.A., where it's so concentrated. Paul Dano concentratefilmlife Change image and share on social
When I'm not excited, it makes acting very hard for me. Paul Dano actexcitehard Change image and share on social
I sort of grew up doing theater. And that's how I got into film, actually. Paul Dano filmgrowsort Change image and share on social
When you repeat yourself so many times, even if you're speaking the truth, the repetition starts to feel false. Sometimes, you just feel like the words you're speaking, even if they once had meaning, have lost it. And that makes you feel kind of silly. Paul Dano falsefeelkind share on social
People think memorizing lines is hard, when that's the last thing you worry about. You get that done, and then you've got to worry about the internal stuff, which is the challenging part. Paul Dano challengehardhave Change image and share on social
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. Paul Dano actionamericafilm Change image and share on social
I volunteered at a homeless shelter in preparation for 'Being Flynn,' and when I'm walking along the Bowery, that's the first thing that comes to mind. That's a nice memory. Paul Dano boweryflynnhomeless Change image and share on social
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 callhavehour Change image and share on social
When my girlfriend's away, I cook a big vat of meaty pasta and sauce and eat that for about a week. Then I eat out the rest of the time. When she's home, we eat at home probably twice a week. I chop, she cooks. Paul Dano bigchopcook share on social
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. Paul Dano actcheckdecent share on social
