I started as a director and just fell upon acting. Danny Huston More Quotes by Danny Huston More Quotes From Danny Huston I seem to play a lot of losers. Danny Huston loser seems play Why should I ever get fed up talking about my father? He was a brilliant, colorful man who left us with thousands of memories. Most people remember his films, but I've got anecdotes and advice and episodes of real life tucked away inside my head. Danny Huston real memories father Sometimes film is just the family business. Some families are generations of carpenters or farmers, or they make clothes, or they're all lawyers. I'm in the family business. Danny Huston clothes generations lawyer I had no ambitions to become an actor, whatsoever. I was just waiting for my films to get made and some friends of mine, out of the kindness of their hearts, because I was sitting around doing nothing, started casting me in small roles and the roles got bigger. Danny Huston ambition kindness heart I resisted the film business as long as I could, because of the big circus act and the amount of money that it costs to make films - I saw my father suffer through that. Danny Huston suffering long father I loved painting and drawing for many reasons. One of them was that all it really required was me, a pencil and a pad. It was something I was passionate about, and still am. Danny Huston pads passionate drawing I guess I've played a lot of failures, which is a Huston quality, I guess. I love losers, though, and have never met anyone who hasn't been one sometime. I'm always looking to understand them, and my father had an extremely keen eye to be able to dissect and bring that forward in the way he told his stories. Danny Huston quality eye father I consider myself a storyteller, not really even an actor. I consider myself a storyteller. Danny Huston storyteller As an actor, it's hard to direct because, suddenly, you're not around. The thing which I hate about directing is the waiting game, but you've really got to wait it out and be resilient and keep it going and keep everybody motivated. Danny Huston hate games waiting Also, in my acting, I feel very much like a storyteller, exploring the flaws of the characters that I interpret. I look for the imperfections, and I love a character that is just so flawed. Danny Huston imperfection acting character When I was really young, I shot a lot with my Super 8. Danny Huston shots young Usually when you're working on fight scenes, you don't really feel what's going on physically. It's more when you go back home and you're like, "My god!," and you wear the wounds or bruises with a certain amount of pride. Danny Huston fighting pride home There's a point where art is not subjective, and my example for that is Picasso. If you don't like Picasso, that's your problem. Danny Huston problem example art The whole thing of doing a TV series, I find it very daunting not knowing where the story's going. Danny Huston tvs knowing stories In a way, all actors are gypsies, or much like a traveling circus. Danny Huston circus actors way I love playing bad. But my whole thing is usually villains that don't know that they're evil. Danny Huston villain whole evil I had no ambition to become an actor at all. Danny Huston actors ambition Growing up, I spent a lot of time on film sets all over the world. Danny Huston growing-up film world At times, there are misunderstandings [during shooting]. Especially with green screen and not really knowing what it is that you're looking at, you really depend on the director to create that world for you. Danny Huston shooting knowing directors You know, the great thing about acting or, indeed, filmmaking in general, is that we're all given a reason to do research. You kind of have to, really, if you want to know what you're doing, but it opens up this whole new understanding. Danny Huston movie acting understanding
