Dominic Chianese Quotes

The most vital thing for an actor to deliver a great performance is to be honest to the role he or she is playing.

My job as an actor is to live the role that I do.

I'm not the kind of actor who goes into exhaustive research for each role.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you get to try out lots of things for your roles.

Every actress hopes to play a wide range of characters because not often you don't.

As an actor, to go and see those shows - great plays like 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' and Clifford Odets's 'Golden Boy' - it's so exhilarating. I'd personally love to perform the role of Jerry in Edward Albee's 'The Zoo Story.' He's a transient, lost soul, and an example of humanity at its rawest.

You know when you've found a part that you want to play. You know it because the part takes you over. It sits in the script waiting for you to play him.

I was the last one to screen test for The Hardy Boys. I'd like to play that's not as clean-cut as Frank Hardy. I play him as straight as possible.

As an actor, secrets and obstacles fuel the character.

So I just play the character, I play the lines.

I would love to play Lee in 'True West' and Bobby in 'Company.'

Every actor turns everything round to their character.

Like any other actor, I also look for good scripts and want to portray some memorable characters on screen.

When an actor decides to play a character, he must exude some sort of charisma and look relatable, even if he is playing the role of a really unattractive person.

The whole process of acting is transformation. What is your power, quality and level of transformation, define you as an actor.

I can also romance a guy if I like the character and the script. Obviously, only in the film!

I am open to any good script and the character I can do justice to.

I'd like to have a different look for every film. As an actor, I think I should put more emphasis on my performance than on my looks.

I think any actor, if they had the choice, would opt for challenging roles that test their capabilities.

The actors I admire are character actors.

That's the great thing about being an actor, you know, you can just jump to different jobs.

In the work that I normally do, you have a whole script, a whole arc, that you play. And I do believe a good actor will play every bit of information they're given.

The thing about acting is you have to wait to be asked to the dance.

An actor has to embody a role.

Any great character is the combination of a brilliant actor and the right writing.