Nicholas D'Agosto Quotes

I started doing movies when I was 14.

My first movie role was a supporting performance in a Canadian film called 'Final Lady.' It was a great opportunity for me at the time.

Technically, my first paying job was I was an extra in my dad's movie 'Dan in Real Life.'

I was an extra on 21 Jump Street when I was 19 years old.

My first film as an actor was 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' a glorious experience that spoiled me for future films.

It's not a bad day at work when you just have to take your shirt off for a big franchise movie. There are worse jobs out there!

It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.

I was interested in theatre and media and came to Mumbai to get a job. I imagined that the film industry would be a white building with producers sitting in different rooms, and you could walk in and meet them, and they would interview you and select you.

Being in front of the camera was like coming home. The first time I saw myself on the big screen, it was in a trailer for 'The New Guy', and I just started screaming.

'The Last Starfighter' was the first movie I did in the U.S. It was an absolute joy to be a part of it. 'Night of the Comet' was a labor of love. Truly a collaborative effort. I am eternally grateful for the experiences.

When I got on the set of 'Saving Private Ryan,' I discovered, to my amazement, that Steven Spielberg is a gamer.

I got to work with Cillian Murphy and my dad, Jim Broadbent and Jodie Whittaker on 'Perrier's Bounty.' It was a small part, but it was really special.

I was in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories in 1980. It was only a bit part and I didn't get to speak but I felt that I was in a real movie and heading where I had always wanted to be.

I got the boot once from Stanley Donen. The film was called The Little Prince.

I got a chance to work with Mel Brooks on two of his films: Silent Movie and High Anxiety.

I've worked Keira Knightley quite a bit and Kevin Costner.

It is good to get an all round experience especially when you have never been on a movie set.

I did The Newton Boys and during the whole process of making the film, I may have spent a week in Los Angeles.

I did 'Gangs of New York' with Martin Scorsese, and they used to call me 'Little Joe Pesci' on the set.

I met Claxton on the set of The Cincinnati Kid.

I've always wanted to do acting. The biggest thing I ever did was 'The Dirty Dozen.' My contract was for three months, but the picture was taking longer to make than they thought it would. I stayed for seven months, and Frank Sinatra told me to leave. He said the public is very fickle and that they'll forget you.

I worked two days in Texas and two days in Hollywood on 'Bonnie and Clyde,' and that was it. I had no idea how it was going to turn out. And when I saw it, I was so upset, or fascinated, or something, by the sight of myself on the screen that I could hardly pay attention to the rest of the movie.

One of the scariest moments was being on Tyler Perry's first movie, 'Diary of a Mad Black Woman.'

I want to make a movie with Al Pacino someday.

It's a great honour for me to be a part of a Kamal Haasan film.