Vincent D'Onofrio Professions : Actor Born : June 30, 1959 Browse All Authors Top 48 quotes by Vincent D'Onofrio When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave. Vincent D'Onofrio actors giving character So a failed movie is not going to ruin my career. Vincent D'Onofrio ruins careers The search for the truth is not for the faint-hearted. Vincent D'Onofrio faint-hearted hearted truth-is If you try to go beyond your interests just for the sake of pretensions or wealth, your art becomes less legitimate. Vincent D'Onofrio sake trying art But the one thing that I did do was establish myself as a good actor. Vincent D'Onofrio good-actors one-thing actors I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to. Vincent D'Onofrio teenager stars character And I have been able to establish this sort of decent reputation as being a decent character actor. Vincent D'Onofrio able actors character I want every episode to feel like we still haven't done this right yet. Vincent D'Onofrio episodes done want I'll be working the rest of my life because I'm a character actor and don't have to worry about box office. Vincent D'Onofrio office worry character To me the definition of true masculinity - and femininity, too - is being able to lay in your own skin comfortably. Vincent D'Onofrio definitions able skins 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. Vincent D'Onofrio struggle trying lying The only thing I do worry about is that the more films I do the more visible I am going to become as a personality because of press and because of the sheer quantity of films. Vincent D'Onofrio film personality worry The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101. Vincent D'Onofrio keys motivational inspirational 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. Vincent D'Onofrio back-when europe directors Look, all you can do when you find your niche is go with it. Vincent D'Onofrio niche can-do looks I've never played a master thief. And I think I am one. Vincent D'Onofrio thieves masters thinking When I was younger, it was about doing something that made me nervous. Now, it's for many different reasons. I've had the opportunity to have fun. I don't know why that is, but I like it. Vincent D'Onofrio different opportunity fun Everybody's motivation comes from the core of who they are. Vincent D'Onofrio core motivation Our show is different, because it's not about law and order, it's about psychology, the intent of somebody. Vincent D'Onofrio psychology law order 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. Vincent D'Onofrio neurosis hook people Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors