I come from a really lovely, really smart family where the only stress was money and employment. Paul Schneider More Quotes by Paul Schneider More Quotes From Paul Schneider I feel strongly about showing up and being prepared and not taking the opportunity for granted and being conscientious about my fellow co-workers. Paul Schneider showing-up granted opportunity What the entertainment industry can do is tempt you into making stupid mistakes, but the only tool that they have to tempt you is money. So if youre okay saying no to money, then you can say no to a lot of things that you might be embarrassed of later. Paul Schneider tools stupid mistake When I do a job, I do it 100 percent. I am so grateful for the chance to do what I do. Paul Schneider grateful chance jobs You just can't be scared to do things that you think are mistakes. Paul Schneider scared mistake thinking Sometimes if you've got a story that's interesting enough, you don't need to pour sugar on ice cream. The ice cream is great. Paul Schneider ice-cream interesting needs You can't have a director say, "Just be you"; you have to have an aim. It's like when you throw darts, you have to know where the bullseye is. You can't just say, "No no no no no, drop the darts. Just stand. We're going to film you." You have to get there indirectly. You have to have me doing something, and then you can get "me." Paul Schneider darts film directors I think a lot about the editing of the films when we're making them, partly because I studied that, and partly because if you think about being in love while you're supposed to be acting in love, there's nowhere to go. You have to focus on something else and then do what's being asked, and you might get some semblance of something interesting. Paul Schneider being-in-love editing thinking I'm just happy when directors make a movie that is really sentimental but without being maudlin or saccharine or too much like Chewels gum. I don't want to be involved in a movie that's too much like a piece of Chewels. Paul Schneider gum pieces directors I feel like I'm still learning the ropes of how television works. Obviously I have good folks surrounding me on different shows. It's funny because sometimes in film I'm sort of the third guy to the left, you can be as insane as you want to be as that guy. Paul Schneider insane guy different I'm going to do my job and I don't care if I'm not friends with anybody. I don't need to be best friends with all my co-workers to do a good job. Paul Schneider care jobs needs I was really affected by 'The Piano.' Had I not seen that movie, I wouldn't have gone to film school. Paul Schneider piano film gone school I didn't grow up wanting to be an actor, and I didn't go to acting school. Paul Schneider grow-up grow go school If I ever stop acting, I'd like to be the author of that decision. Paul Schneider stop like acting decision
