Quotes by Paul Dano

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

Wisdom

The world of the homeless is a tough and interesting world.

— Paul Dano

Life

Everything you do, every experience that you have, enlightens you a little bit or worsens you.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

I started acting pretty young, so I haven't had too many odd jobs. But I used to sell candy out of my locker in middle school.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

I think that one of the strangest things about being an actor is, it's almost freelance work.

— Paul Dano

Success

'Little Miss Sunshine' was really important to me.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

To be running away from explosions with Harrison Ford, you know, that's pretty great.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

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

Wisdom

Spring and fall in New York are the best seasons here to get out and about. I like the little park in Dumbo between the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridge. I like Prospect Park.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

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

I've definitely been in ruts, and I think having some kind of perseverance is important.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

I love cereal. I eat several bowls a day, mostly a few late at night.

— Paul Dano

Love

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

Wisdom

I am baffled by good writing.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

I don't want my learning curve to be stunted by just all of a sudden doing work all the time and not being careful about the work that I'm doing.

— Paul Dano

Success

I feel like I have to be responsible for what I'm participating in or putting out into the world.

— Paul Dano

Life

I love Brooklyn; it's a part of who you are.

— Paul Dano

Love

I love Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and Guns N' Roses and AC/DC.

— Paul Dano

Love

I remember going to the theatre when I was little and the lights going down and just getting really scared about what was going to happen up there.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

I think you sometimes have to go hit rock bottom before you can grow and rebuild as a person.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

I used to write a lot of songs. I was an English major in college. I was a deluded poet for a year. Totally deluded.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

The only constant I can find is hard work.

— Paul Dano

Success

You try to get to know your character as best as you can before you start filming - what's written and not written.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom

I don't like to spend a lot of money on haircuts: I'll sometimes grow my hair and get an acting job and get them to cut it for free. I think for a lady, though, it's okay to spend a lot on a haircut.

— Paul Dano

Wisdom