Vincent D'Onofrio quotes

Vincent D'Onofrio is an American actor, producer, and director known for his intense and versatile performances. His career spans film, television, and theater, earning acclaim for roles in works such as "Full Metal Jacket" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." He continues to be recognized for his dedication to his craft and transformative character portrayals. Here are 42 of his quotes:

It's pretty simple, pretty obvious: that people's first impressions of people are really a big mistake. (Vincent D'Onofrio)
The search for the truth is not for the faint hearted. View quote
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I'm a character actor, and I made a choice when I was young, after 'Mystic Pizza', not to go for the mainstream stuff, and to do a more eclectic kind of route. View quote
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Then I did Mystic Pizza, just to do something I wasn't fat in. View quote
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All of us are trying to achieve 100 percent in our work. That's all we struggle to do. We never do, but we never stop trying until the day we die. It's that struggle to achieve 100 percent, that's where our performance lies, that's what the audience gets. They get the struggle. View quote
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I've never tried to be something I'm not. View quote
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When I was younger I used to pick things just to face the fear. View quote
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I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to. View quote
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The only thing I do worry about is that the more films I do the more visible I am going to become as a personality because of press and because of the sheer quantity of films. View quote
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I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art. View quote
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Unless you look like Brad Pitt, it's really hard to have full control of your character. (Vincent D'Onofrio)
It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt. View quote
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This haunting idea of becoming a celebrity doesn't settle well with me at all. View quote
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Acting is not a mystery. There's nothing that I know that other actors don't know. We all act, we're all actors, we all know the same thing. The only thing that separates us is experience. View quote
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The minute you start feeling like you've got it down, you know what you're doing, you're dead in the water. View quote
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When you're a child you're able to assimilate so easily into any situation. You even start talking like the people you're around. I wasn't conscious that I was so good at that until I started to truly feel like an actor. View quote
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When you are a character actor they trust you will go in and give them a full character and leave. View quote
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I took a route of acting, rather than starmaking, so it cost me a lot financially. View quote
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No, I knew when I was doing theater in New York that this was what I was supposed to be doing. View quote
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What kind of recognition do I deserve? I don't deserve any recognition. View quote
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So a failed movie is not going to ruin my career. (Vincent D'Onofrio)
So I moved to Europe and only came back when directors like Robert Altman would call me after they'd seen my work in Full Metal Jacket. View quote
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I'll be working the rest of my life because I'm a character actor and don't have to worry about box office. View quote
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Our show is different, because it's not about law and order, it's about psychology, the intent of somebody. View quote
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The more you are known, the more difficult it is to hide behind characters. View quote
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Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio - Image
Photo: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: June 30, 1959
Quotes count: 42