When you do a movie the clock is ticking. It's like a sport. Benicio Del Toro More Quotes by Benicio Del Toro More Quotes From Benicio Del Toro I used to play basketball and I was pretty competitive, but I was never a bad loser. I never got angry. For me it was always about doing my best and devoting myself to a challenge. Benicio Del Toro basketball play inspirational When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Sometimes before I do a movie or before I act out a scene, I may not sleep well the night before. If I don't know what the scene is about, I might get all worked up. Benicio Del Toro opposites sleep night I mean I like most of the films that I've seen that I've been in. Those are the kind of films that I like to see. Am I getting better at making choices? Well, I think I might be getting better at reading scripts. Does that make any sense? Benicio Del Toro reading mean thinking My goal as an actor has always been to reach a level where I can find a lot of interesting work, and I think I'm at that point now. The Oscar has given me a lot of recognition. Benicio Del Toro goal interesting thinking Regarding green screen, green screen is really like doing some stage work. You have to make believe that there is a window, make believe that something is there that is really not there and convince the audience. It's part of acting. Benicio Del Toro green acting believe When you start to become a movie star it's easy to believe that you are Superman. That can fool you. That's why I prefer not to pay much attention to fame. Benicio Del Toro stars attention believe There's a lot of Latinos right now, a lot of filmmakers and writers that are Latin too. Benicio Del Toro latino filmmaker latin Hopefully, I can play both sides of the fence. That's probably what winning the Oscar gives me, the chance to do something with a studio and do other things that I really want to do. Benicio Del Toro winning play giving It's funny, but when I arrived in California to start college I was much more interested in becoming a surfer and cruise along in life from one beach to the next. I didn't plan out any huge career for myself. Benicio Del Toro careers college beach Am I getting better at making choices? Well, I think I might be getting better at reading scripts. Benicio Del Toro choices reading thinking Some roles have been with me forever Benicio Del Toro has-beens roles forever My grandfather was a lawyer, my dad was a lawyer, my mum was a lawyer, I got an uncle who's a lawyer, I got cousins that are lawyers. Benicio Del Toro cousin uncles dad To me the thing with 'Grease' was that it was the first movie that as a kid I wanted to get up and do what they were doing. Benicio Del Toro grease kids firsts There's something about the Oscar that gives you sort of stripes where you feel you can dare to walk into a studio like Universal and say, "Hey guys, how about an idea of me playing the wolf man?" Benicio Del Toro giving men ideas License to Kill' is not one of the great Bond movies. Benicio Del Toro bond-movie license movie I think having a vision can make someone an influential man. I'm not talking about acting or anything like that, I'm talking about people I admire, whether it's a writer or a musician or a sports figure or a politician, whatever. Benicio Del Toro sports men thinking You have to kill to survive. People have been doing it forever. I eat meat, and I eat fish. If I were on a deserted island I would need that to survive. Benicio Del Toro islands forever people I guess I rooted for the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Benicio Del Toro lagoons creatures black I get more choices of things, projects, which is a blessing and a curse. I can only do one at a time. Sometimes you don't know which way to go. Benicio Del Toro choices blessing way I've done a lot of movies, and you really never know. You do a movie and you think that it's great, and then you see it and it doesn't work. Benicio Del Toro done knows thinking
