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Italian-American actor and director, Birth: 14-5-1962 Danny Huston Quotes
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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

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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

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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

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I seem to play a lot of losers.
Danny Huston

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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

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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

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In a way, all actors are gypsies, or much like a traveling circus.
Danny Huston

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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

Quote Topics by Danny Huston: Father Acting Ambition Knowing Actors Directors Storyteller Games Seems Hate Imperfection Shooting Circus Eye Film Way Drawing Villain Lawyer Suffering Evil Pride Tvs Heart Fighting Art Understanding Young Loser Memories
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I consider myself a storyteller, not really even an actor. I consider myself a storyteller.
Danny Huston

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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When I was really young, I shot a lot with my Super 8.
Danny Huston

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The whole thing of doing a TV series, I find it very daunting not knowing where the story's going.
Danny Huston

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I started as a director and just fell upon acting.
Danny Huston

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I love playing bad. But my whole thing is usually villains that don't know that they're evil.
Danny Huston

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I had no ambition to become an actor at all.
Danny Huston

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Growing up, I spent a lot of time on film sets all over the world.
Danny Huston

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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