Benicio Del Toro quotes

Benicio Del Toro is a Puerto Rican actor and producer renowned for his intense and transformative roles in film. His performances in movies such as "Traffic," "21 Grams," and "Sicario" have earned him critical acclaim and numerous awards. He is known for bringing depth and complexity to morally ambiguous characters onscreen. Here are 32 of his quotes:

I don't see the world completely in black and white. Sometimes I do. (Benicio Del Toro)
The very first things that I did, even in theater, were bad guys. They are meaty roles for the most part. With the bad guy you have more freedom to experiment and go further out than with a good guy. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm not Jack Nicholson. I'm not Brando. But I do mumble. View quote
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To be honest with you, I'd rather not be working. When you work, there are all sorts of deadlines and pressures. I like to do one thing and take my time to do the other one. View quote
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I'm a fan myself, so when a fan does something that might be strange, I understand it. View quote
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When you do a movie the clock is ticking. It's like a sport. View quote
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Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes. View quote
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It depends, because sometimes an action role can be very demanding, and sometimes a dialogue-driven character can be very demanding, and vice versa. It depends. View quote
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I've liked most of the films that I've been in and those are the kinds of films I like to see. (Benicio Del Toro)
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. View quote
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Am I getting better at making choices? Well, I think I might be getting better at reading scripts. View quote
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There's a lot of Latinos right now, a lot of filmmakers and writers that are Latin too. View quote
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I guess I rooted for the Creature from the Black Lagoon. View quote
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Villains used to always die in the end. Even the monsters. Frankenstein, Dracula - you'd kill them with a stake. Now the nightmare guy comes back. View quote
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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. View quote
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'License to Kill' is not one of the great Bond movies. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think that the Oscar gives you some kind of guts or something, it gives you the illusion that you can do it. It's good for business. View quote
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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. View quote
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Benicio Del Toro

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Photo: Mingle Media TV, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: February 19, 1967
Quotes count: 32
Wikipedia: Benicio Del Toro

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