Michael De Luca Quotes

I love being on a movie set.

If I spend 10 days at home, I'll be dying to get back to the set. I love the thrill of a good dialogue, the buzz of shooting.

I like working in both movies and television. Television is faster, not very much rehearsal and a lot of material is shot in a day. Big budget movies are luxurious in terms of the schedule. Independent films often shoot fast as well.

Every day on set, there was something to watch and learn.

Every time you go on a set, it's a whole different world, and I love that.

I auditioned equally for film and theater. The difference is that theater has seasons, while film, it's always happening.

I'm a fool for a good role in a creative piece where there are really such talented writers and wonderful actors.

I was busy welcoming a new experience. I had never done a movie before.

Yes, I would love to play one of the leads in one these movies and have all those challenges and deal with all those complications, but the business being what it is, there is a slot for me in these kinds of films, so I enjoy them, and I enjoy the people that I work with.

When I'm on a picture, I have two bosses - the director and the producer. My co-star is not my boss.

I love doing both theater and television.

I would love to do some straight drama. A lot of times it's not up to the actor, it's up to the producer. It's up to the powers that be.

I tested on a lot of TV shows and films after I finished drama school.

Normally, when you do a movie, you have those mundane days when it's like, 'Today is the scene where I get coffee.'

I will not hesitate to take up good film offers.

My work is really simple. They say 'action,' I do my stuff; they say, 'cut!'

People need to understand that whatever they see us saying on screen, we are not doing it on our own.

My story is a little unorthodox. At first, I just wanted to book a commercial. I didn't have any expectations, and I wanted to try something new.

When I was shooting 'Okja,' that was my first time actually seeing a trailer for actors.

I don't really have to switch on and switch off because I enjoy the process of enacting a role on the sets, all those mad hours of shoot and then heading home after work. I don't divide it like normal and abnormal life. For me, the entire process of doing my work and heading home is normal.

I could never be a movie star and get up at 7:30 to be at someone else's studio.

There's nothing like working with the best actors possible, and if you have a piece of material like, 'Long Way Down' or 'Love Punch,' which allows you to play, then it's just a joy to go to work.

It is first and foremost very hard work! But I have a wonderful part and I do have fun. The company, cast and crew of 'Passions' are wonderful to work with.

I got to play a real D-bag lawyer, and comb my hair really awfully and kiss Emma Stone, so it was a really wonderful day on set.

I'd love to do some new plays.