I've always felt like I'm on the outside. I think certain people judge you right away, and I've always been acutely sensitive to that. I'm fighting, whether it's accurate or not, a perception that I get of people thinking I'm dumb. Bobby Cannavale More Quotes by Bobby Cannavale More Quotes From Bobby Cannavale I like flawed characters very much. A lot of times I get asked to do parts that are kind of small but key - three-scene roles that are three kick-ass scenes. Growing up, watching as many movies as I did, I was always into character actors like that. Bobby Cannavale growing-up keys character I seem to be able to get along with anybody when I work because I really enjoy being there. Bobby Cannavale enjoy able being-there I'm getting a lot of uninteresting romantic lead guys that look good and fall in love sort of garbage. Bobby Cannavale falling-in-love guy looks I've met people I wished I hadn't met. But Al Pacino was not one of them. For a guy who's old enough to be my father I feel like we're kindred spirits. We have a lot in common. Our families and our history with our families is very similar. Our relationships with our families is very similar. We had a lot more in common than I thought. Bobby Cannavale guy father people I always wanted to have a career that would keep me at home in New York so I can work in the theater all the time and be involved in the creative process from the ground up. Bobby Cannavale careers new-york home Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater. Bobby Cannavale growing-up theater athlete I don't go see big, silly movies. I like small things about regular folks, you know? Bobby Cannavale folks bigs silly I try to have all my characters have a sense of humor. To me the most interesting thing is a desperate character. I think desperation is funny. Bobby Cannavale character interesting thinking I just want different parts; I wanna be that guy who people mention and they don't know who you're talking about until you say a few movies they've been in and then people are amazed that it's the same person. Bobby Cannavale guy talking people I'm not very good in a classroom sort of setting. I never was. I was kind of a clown in high school - got suspended a lot. Bobby Cannavale classroom kind school I've never won an award for anything, and I think it's weird. I mean, that's really cool but it's strange to think you could get an award for acting. I always thought that was strange. Bobby Cannavale awards mean thinking The music I was always attracted to and the shows I was really into like, you know, those weekend Don Kirshner shows, "Midnight Special," those shows, I remember watching those and the music was just on; it was the greatest radio stations. Bobby Cannavale weekend midnight special I never thought I would get married and have kids. I thought I was going to be a gypsy actor, traveling all over the world playing the great roles. I ended up having a kid very young, and it put things in perspective. Bobby Cannavale perspective roles kids The biggest part of my life is my son. Bobby Cannavale my-life part life son My dad worked at a mechanical factory for 35 years. I grew up in Union City, NJ. My mother is a social worker. My sister runs a 7-Eleven, and my brother is a detox counselor. They had no predilection for the arts. But from a very young age, I really, really loved theater. Bobby Cannavale city brother age mother I'm an idealist. Bobby Cannavale idealist I always wanted to make a living as an actor living in New York. A New York actor. What's better than that? Bobby Cannavale new better always new-york I did so many acting jobs for nothing. I was in a play that opened on Christmas Eve above a police precinct on 54th Street. Three people showed up. One of them was an agent. It was my first agent. Bobby Cannavale street police christmas people I don't think I'm on the studio president's list: 'The movie's going to star Cannavale.' That's not happening. Bobby Cannavale going star think president The big business, Hollywood? I don't really work in that business. I peripherally work in it, but I'm not involved in it the way some people are. Bobby Cannavale business work people way
