10 Notable Quotes by Benicio del Toro
(By Carmichael Phillips)
Benicio del Toro is a Puerto Rican actor and producer known for his versatile performances in film. He has gained critical acclaim and won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Del Toro is known for his intense and often enigmatic portrayals of complex characters.
Some of his notable films include “Traffic” (2000), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017). He is known for his ability to inhabit characters with depth and authenticity, often delving into the darker aspects of human nature.
Del Toro has also worked with acclaimed directors such as Steven Soderbergh, Alejandro González Iñárritu, and Denis Villeneuve, further solidifying his reputation as a highly respected actor in the industry.
Here are 10 notable quotes from Benicio del Toro:
- “There’s something interesting about playing characters that don’t necessarily show their hand right away.”
- “I’ve always felt that I can do anything. That’s the main thing people are controlled by: their perception of themselves. They’re slowed down by their perception of themselves. If you’re taught you can’t do anything, you won’t do anything. I was taught I could do everything.”
- “I don’t think you can ever completely transform yourself on film, but if you do your job well, you can make people believe that you’re the character you’re trying to be.”
- “There’s a lot of directors that I want to work with, but there’s a lot of material that I have to read. It’s not as simple as saying I want to work with someone.”
- “I like to think that I’ve changed with every role that I’ve done. I’ve learned from every experience.”
- “I’ve been lucky in the sense that the roles that I’ve taken have all been roles where I’ve had to really play that character.”
- “When you act, you’re supposed to just go for it, and if it works, it works. And if it doesn’t, you’re in trouble.”
- “When you have a conflict, you don’t want to get down, you want to get better.”
- “Sometimes you have to go darker, in order to take it to a better place.”
- “I think acting is a mixture of instinct, imagination, and inventiveness. All you can learn as an actor is basic technique.”
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