“When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me i...” — Benicio Del Toro Quote

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.

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

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.

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.

We've just learned how to balance ourselves a little better so that we're happier way more of the time than not, and, you know, being happy is a radical and desirable act if you ask me.

Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies.

I would love to act in a film if it is based on my life. But then it all depends on who is making it and how much time it would require for me to shoot.

Every act you have ever performed since the day you were born was performed because you wanted something.

When you're doing something you're not used to, you kind of realize that you're still a kid: even though the whole world around you sees you as an adult and you're expected to act like an adult, you still haven't actually grown up.