As people, no matter what we are doing, your whole body is living and breathing.

- Paul Dano

With somebody like Harrison Ford, they're so commanding and confident, and you know, he does have a certain power or charisma, and those are things that are sort of ineffable.

- Paul Dano

I started acting pretty young, so I haven't had too many odd jobs. But I used to sell candy out of my locker in middle school.

- Paul Dano

I love Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and Guns N' Roses and AC/DC.

- Paul Dano

I love cereal. I eat several bowls a day, mostly a few late at night.

- Paul Dano

Everything you do, every experience that you have, enlightens you a little bit or worsens you.

- Paul Dano

At the heart of drama is conflict.

- Paul Dano

I guess sometimes fear is a good thing. It's a really good motivator.

- Paul Dano

I feel like I have to be responsible for what I'm participating in or putting out into the world.

- Paul Dano

I've definitely been in ruts, and I think having some kind of perseverance is important.

- Paul Dano

I think control is a two-way street; sometimes people want to control things to keep them safe if they are afraid of life.

- Paul Dano

The world of the homeless is a tough and interesting world.

- Paul Dano

I do think the first time you read a script, that gut response is very important, and that probably plants a seed that continues to blossom throughout the whole experience.

- Paul Dano

I think you sometimes have to go hit rock bottom before you can grow and rebuild as a person.

- Paul Dano

I like a restaurant called Bruci, and there's some really nice people who work there and good food. They change their menu a lot, so maybe that's what keeps me coming back. I never know what I'm going to get.

- Paul Dano

I would not take a girl to a club on a Thursday. I would not take her to a really noisy, swanky restaurant.

- Paul Dano

You look at the part in '12 Years A Slave,' you finish that script - I mean, it's a powerful story. You go, 'Man, I have to play a bad character in this.' And then you go, 'Well, do I want to play a bad character and contribute to a good story?'

- Paul Dano

My first paying job might have been doing a play, actually. My mom paid me to dress up as a flounder at my sister's 'Little Mermaid' - themed birthday party when I was little.

- Paul Dano

'Little Miss Sunshine' was really important to me.

- Paul Dano

In tragedy, it's hard to find a good resolution; it's not black and white: it's a big fog of gray.

- Paul Dano