Benicio Del Toro Quotes
I've always played the guy with the gun and the knife. That's how many actors start out, playing the bad guy.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
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My secret to all casting, and specifically kids, is cast good human beings.
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When I was a very young lawyer, I had a senior partner who advised me never to get mad, except on purpose.
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I'm a big believer in the power of visualizations. And so are neuroscientists. Numerous studies have proven how merely imagining positive circumstances sends blood flowing from negative brain regions to positive ones.
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Hollywood isn't ready for an Indian leading man.
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I never, never thought one day I will sing at La Scala or I will get the Grammy. I'm lucky. I work a lot with a teacher, with my coach.
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Nothing surprises me when it comes to people in the entertainment business.
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I think music is the greatest art form that exists, and I think people listen to music for different reasons, and it serves different purposes. Some of it is background music, and some of it is things that might affect a person's day, if not their life, or change an attitude. The best songs are the ones that make you feel something.
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I always see where I didn't do things the right way. I only see the heavy lifting. That's a bit of my wisdom, if you want to call it that.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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Whatever you think of Trump, I think most people would agree he is impulsive, and we certainly have an impulsive leader in North Korea in Kim Jong-un. That's an unholy combination.
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A noble soul and real poetic talent are almost always inseparable.
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I am a walking piece of art every day, with my dreams and my ambitions forward at all times in an effort to inspire my fans to lead their life in that way.
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I don't know that I'd call myself an optimist.
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The biggest compliments I've heard about 'That Metal Show' are the ones from people that say that they don't even listen to this kind of music, but, 'We love watching the show.'
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Nobody has ever been happy in a job they obtained by first handing in a resumé.
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My mother born in Mexico, but was Lebanese in origin. She born 1902 the same year my father arrived to Mexico when he was 14 years old.
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Making films has never just been a job to me; it is my life. I have some interests outside of acting - I sing and I've written books, for instance - but acting is what keeps me going: it's what I do; it gives life purpose.
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We favor the economic unification of Germany. If complete unification cannot be secured, we shall do everything in our power to secure the maximum possible unification.
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Becoming famous is a strange thing in your own right.
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I've always played the guy with the gun and the knife. That's how many actors start out, playing the bad guy.
