Adam Driver Quotes

I don't take myself terribly seriously. It's why I can be incredibly honest about my life.

It's hard to talk about yourself onstage and be sincere about it.

It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid.

I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.

I'm very vain about my performance. I want to give as honest a performance as I can. But I'm not so worried about being regarded as beautiful when I'm playing a character.

I don't always look so beautiful.

If I'm a bad mood, I can't go on stage and smile.

I like attractive people who aren't so terribly aware that they are attractive... people who aren't afraid to roll on the floor and make fools out of themselves.

I'm notorious for giving a bad interview. I'm an actor and I can't help but feel I'm boring when I'm on as myself.

I'm very free with all my emotions, whether it's happy, sad, mad, glad, whatever.

For me, it's always more difficult and slightly exposing to play something that's close to yourself. I always like to try to hide, just because I can't stand the way I look.

I'm a very open person, very self-deprecating. I accept my flaws.

I have a dread of sounding pretentious and try not to talk too much about what I do.

I'm not on the stage going, 'Look at me! I'm amazing!' I accept my vulnerability, don't pretend I'm something I'm not. I don't want to come across as fake.

If I told people that I knew what I was doing, nobody would believe me, so why even try and fake it?

I'm no saint. I'm no angel. I never proclaimed to be.

Nothing's more charming than someone who doesn't take herself too seriously.

I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.

I don't know how to ground myself without the other actor present.

I think I always wanted to be an actor - sounds a bit boring, doesn't it? And I pretended once that I wanted to be a vet because one of the teachers asked me and saying you want to be an actor sounds a little bit silly. And I do still feel a bit silly saying it. You feel a bit fraudulent.

I'm really vulnerable onstage because it's just me. I'm not really trying to put up a front or act a certain way.

Earlier on in my career I felt that I had to hide behind a lot of different masks, and showboat ways of performing. Now, that's a lie. The less I have to hide, the less I have to act.

I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage.

Never be ashamed of what or how you feel... just be honest.

It's like taking over This Is Your Life from Eamonn Andrews - you just open your mouth and hope you sound like yourself. That's all you can possibly do.