Juan Pablo Di Pace Quotes

If I'm in the middle of a take and I start to think about what I'm doing, I just mess up and I have to stop and so I find that for me, you really need to trust your instinct.

Once I'm on set, the only thing I'm really interested in is being in the room. Being present. And trusting that what I've done is sufficient, and I'm also trusting that I've also left room for magic.

That is a big danger, losing your inspiration. When I work in film and television I try to do each take a little differently. I never want to do the same thing twice, because then you're not being spontaneous, you're just recreating something.

If I start thinking, 'Is this movie going to open? Is this movie going to do well?' I'm not focusing on the job. The job is to make a good movie.

I like being in focus, in the moment, changing and adapting and creating and advancing a scene.

As a rapper, I don't freestyle. I used to freestyle when I used to get drunk, and it didn't matter.

There is a similarity between juggling and composing on the typewriter. The trick is, when you spill something, make it look like a part of the act.

I learn the lines as soon as I can and then the challenge really, for filming, is to show up and be there and respond to what's around you. That's where the gold dust is. It's really strange, no amount of preparation will help you with the magic of spontaneity on the day [of filming].

Improvisation helps because you get what's on the page and you make it a little more palatable to your tongue. And that's the beauty of creating and being spontaneous. That's the way I love to work.

I think if you're doing a play, you're rehearsing enough that you get to a point where it's freeing again. But in a movie, if you rehearse too much, now you've just shown everybody what you're going to do. And any element of surprise or impulsiveness is taken away.

Acting is really instinctual and I think you can overanalyse what you're doing. A lot of it has to be based on instinct.

Improvisation is just writing in front of an audience.

I come from the world of improv; I love any show or any vehicle that gives me an opportunity to be in the moment.

I love improvising.

I've always believed acting is an improvisational art form, even when not a single line is changed. I mean, the behavior should always be improvised. My favorite moments in any performance are when I'm just along for the ride; when I'm surprising myself. I know when I'm done and I think to myself, 'Gee, I didn't see that coming,' I've done well.

The apparatus has to serve our improbability and improvisation. Being good and playing the songs is not enough.

Until very recently, the artist was a magician who did his magic in public view but kept himself and his effects a matter of mystery.

Spontaneity is such an entertaining facet of show business.

I love improvising on the spot. I like that pressure.

I try not to think about any of the production side of things. If you do, you tend to get unfocused and distracted. I just try to think about the character and the scene and what I'm doing.

You know, working as an actor, I'm always working within my own imagination.

You know. I'll try anything. I'll do anything. I'll explore. Try different takes. All that kind of stuff to do sometimes, to do good performances, but always conducive to having a good time creatively.

Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances.

I'm not able to go in with an act that I use month to month year to year all the time. It's constantly evolving and changing and that keeps me on my toes but certainly adds to the challenge.

When I rehearse, it ends up doing more harm than good. I think I work a little bit better when it's right off the bat. Mostly, I try to wrap my head around a role as much as I can without rehearsing and then kind of make it as fresh as possible on the day.