Benicio Del Toro

“As far back as I can remember, these are the first movies, the Universal horror movies where I knew the title of the film and I also knew the names of the actors in those films.”

“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.”

“Because actors don't get to pick movies; movies pick the actors.”

“I don't see the world completely in black and white. Sometimes I do.”

“I get more choices of things, projects, which is a blessing and a curse. I can only do one at a time. Sometimes you don't know which way to go.”

“There's a lot of Latinos right now, a lot of filmmakers and writers that are Latin too.”

“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.”

“Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes.”

“I'm a fan myself, so when a fan does something that might be strange, I understand it.”

“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.”

“You might get some serial killers who are born with a chip missing, but for the most part I don't think anyone is born bad.”

“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.”

“I'm not Jack Nicholson. I'm not Brando. But I do mumble.”

“To me the thing with 'Grease' was that it was the first movie that as a kid I wanted to get up and do what they were doing.”

“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.”

“I've liked most of the films that I've been in and those are the kinds of films I like to see.”

“I don't think I could be a foot soldier. I don't know if I could take orders too good. I'm a little lazy.”

“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.”

“Well, when I came to Hollywood, there were three names really of Latin actors, three or four names, maybe five. There was Raul Julia, Edward James Olmos, Andy Garcia, Antonio Banderas, Jimmy Smits. Now there's a lot.”

“There are a lot of good actresses out there.”