On set, the playground for the character, how much it takes varies. Is it like ballet, is it like jazz? The content always lends itself to the form, …

- Paul Dano

For me, playing a really bad character is about figuring out what brought the person to where we need him.

- Paul Dano

The less acting you have to do, the better, I think.

- Paul Dano

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

- Paul Dano

The only constant I can find is hard work.

- Paul Dano

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

- Paul Dano

Of course I think it's a movie for everybody [Insane Farting Corpse], but that's probably just because it's a movie for me.

- 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

It's a constant learning process - not just what you need to learn for the character or as far as good actors - but as an actor, there's no limit. Ev…

- Paul Dano