Facts about Vincent D'Onofrio

Occup.Actor
FromUSA
BornJune 30, 1959
Age65 years

Summary

Vincent D'Onofrio is a famous Actor from USA, he is 65 years old and still alive, born June 30, 1959.

Zodiac:
He is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective. Our collection contains 36 quotes who is written / told by Vincent.
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36 Famous quotes by Vincent D'Onofrio

Small: I found my niche as a character actor, and Ive never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never want
"I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to"
Small: But the one thing that I did do was establish myself as a good actor
"But the one thing that I did do was establish myself as a good actor"
Small: What kind of recognition do I deserve? I dont deserve any recognition
"What kind of recognition do I deserve? I don't deserve any recognition"
Small: The search for the truth is not for the faint hearted
"The search for the truth is not for the faint hearted"
Small: I want every episode to feel like we still havent done this right yet
"I want every episode to feel like we still haven't done this right yet"
Small: At our best, its a good experience but we do 22 episodes a year, so there are some clunkers
"At our best, it's a good experience but we do 22 episodes a year, so there are some clunkers"
Small: And then, as the years went on, I just kept moving along, busting into doors and getting roles, until I
"And then, as the years went on, I just kept moving along, busting into doors and getting roles, until I started to actually believe that what these other people were saying was true"
Small: With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and
"With Altman, he does discuss everything with you, but then leaves you to it and gives you full rein and lets you improvise and create a character while the camera is rolling"
Small: The more you are known, the more difficult it is to hide behind characters
"The more you are known, the more difficult it is to hide behind characters"
Small: So a failed movie is not going to ruin my career
"So a failed movie is not going to ruin my career"
Small: People who are extremely inside their head, like he was, are caught in a neurosis that goes round and r
"People who are extremely inside their head, like he was, are caught in a neurosis that goes round and round. Then something will hook them and take them to their end and they can't control it"
Small: No, I knew when I was doing theater in New York that this was what I was supposed to be doing
"No, I knew when I was doing theater in New York that this was what I was supposed to be doing"
Small: Look, all you can do when you find your niche is go with it
"Look, all you can do when you find your niche is go with it"
Small: Like De Niro. Hes one of the best character actors we have ever had
"Like De Niro. He's one of the best character actors we have ever had"
Small: If you try to go beyond your interests just for the sake of pretensions or wealth, your art becomes les
"If you try to go beyond your interests just for the sake of pretensions or wealth, your art becomes less legitimate"
Small: When youre a child youre able to assimilate so easily into any situation. You even start talking like t
"When you're a child you're able to assimilate so easily into any situation. You even start talking like the people you're around. I wasn't conscious that I was so good at that until I started to truly feel like an actor"
Small: When I was younger I used to pick things just to face the fear
"When I was younger I used to pick things just to face the fear"
Small: The minute you start feeling like youve got it down, you know what youre doing, youre dead in the water
"The minute you start feeling like you've got it down, you know what you're doing, you're dead in the water"
Small: So I moved to Europe and only came back when directors like Robert Altman would call me after theyd see
"So I moved to Europe and only came back when directors like Robert Altman would call me after they'd seen my work in Full Metal Jacket"
Small: Its pretty simple, pretty obvious: that peoples first impressions of people are really a big mistake
"It's pretty simple, pretty obvious: that people's first impressions of people are really a big mistake"
Small: Im a character actor, and I made a choice when I was young, after Mystic Pizza, not to go for the mains
"I'm a character actor, and I made a choice when I was young, after 'Mystic Pizza', not to go for the mainstream stuff, and to do a more eclectic kind of route"
Small: I took a route of acting, rather than starmaking, so it cost me a lot financially
"I took a route of acting, rather than starmaking, so it cost me a lot financially"
Small: Our show is different, because its not about law and order, its about psychology, the intent of somebod
"Our show is different, because it's not about law and order, it's about psychology, the intent of somebody"
Small: And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor
"And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor"
Small: Acting is not a mystery. Theres nothing that I know that other actors dont know. We all act, were all a
"Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience"
Small: It doesnt need to be a No 1 show, it just needs to be good
"It doesn't need to be a No 1 show, it just needs to be good"
Small: Ive never tried to be something Im not
"I've never tried to be something I'm not"
Small: When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave
"When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave"
Small: My partner Dan Ireland wants me to direct, and I read a lot of scripts - some good enough that I could
"My partner Dan Ireland wants me to direct, and I read a lot of scripts - some good enough that I could see myself. But then it's like, so what? Who cares? Let someone else direct it"
Small: Its like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. Theyre scar
"It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt"
Small: It doesnt need to be a number one show, it just needs to be good
"It doesn't need to be a number one show, it just needs to be good"
Small: I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art
"I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art"
Small: Evil changes everybody!
"Evil changes everybody!"
Small: All of us are trying to achieve 100 percent in our work. Thats all we struggle to do. We never do, but
"All of us are trying to achieve 100 percent in our work. That's all we struggle to do. We never do, but we never stop trying until the day we die. It's that struggle to achieve 100 percent, that's where our performance lies, that's what the audience gets. They get the struggle"
Small: Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five b
"Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that"
Small: Ill be working the rest of my life because Im a character actor and dont have to worry about box office
"I'll be working the rest of my life because I'm a character actor and don't have to worry about box office"