Stanley Tucci quotes

Stanley Tucci is an American actor, director, and writer known for his versatile roles in film, television, and theater. Audiences recognize him for standout performances in productions such as "The Devil Wears Prada," "Julie & Julia," and "The Hunger Games." He has received numerous awards and critical acclaim for his contributions to the entertainment industry. Here are 37 of his quotes:

I have consciously not taken the role of a gangster, which has been offered to me far too many times. (Stanley Tucci)
I was dissatisfied just being an actor. View quote
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The constraints of melodrama can be a great blessing, because they demand that all the characters involved - as absurd and extreme as they may initially seem - must stay utterly rooted in their own reality, or the whole project collapses. View quote
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Big Night and The Impostors are both things that I wrote. View quote
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Like Joseph Mitchell, I would scour the streets of New York and find little pieces of what other people think of as junk - and collect it. View quote
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Even The Impostors, as silly as it is, is a very intimate film, in a way. View quote
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People wear shorts to the Broadway theater. There should be a law against that. View quote
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I love directing - it's always so involving, so challenging. View quote
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I don't like to move the camera that much anyway. View quote
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I never go overbudget on my movies. View quote
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I didn't know you had to change diapers so often. I couldn't believe it - we must change them 10 times a day - each. So that's 20 diapers a piece a day. (Stanley Tucci)
I write in the mornings. During my down time. View quote
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I wanted to be an actor when I was a kid. View quote
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I'm actually one who will encourage directors to cut my lines. View quote
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I was always attracted to the past as a kid. View quote
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I mean, Scorsese's a genius, and that's one way of shooting. View quote
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I like to use all of myself, and acting wasn't doing that. View quote
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But usually I'll wake up and start writing about nine o'clock. I'll probably write for about three hours, and I'll do that over the next month and a half. View quote
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The thing is, I'm a very practical filmmaker. View quote
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I've always considered myself an actor first and foremost. View quote
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My partner, Beth Alexander, and I want to produce smaller films, but commercially viable films that will enable me to make the kinds of movies I want to make. (Stanley Tucci)
As a director you have to be careful you don't over-design the film. You have to be careful that the period aspect does not take over. View quote
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As a director, I also get to sit and watch actors and learn from them in a way that I don't get to do when I'm just acting. View quote
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So yes, I hope to act in other people's movies, big and small, because that's how I make my living, really. View quote
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And I love doing my own projects; that's what I've always wanted to do. View quote
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Stanley Tucci

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Occupation: American Actor
Born: November 11, 1960
Quotes count: 37