I'm not Jack Nicholson. I'm not Brando. But I do mumble.

I'm not Jack Nicholson. I'm not Brando. But I do mumble.

Benicio Del Toro

It depends, because sometimes an action role can be very demanding, and sometimes a dialogue-driven character can be very demanding, and vice versa. It depends.

It depends, because sometimes an action role can be very demanding, and sometimes a dialogue-driven character can be very demanding, and vice versa. It depends.

I don't think I could be a foot soldier. I don't know if I could take orders too good. I'm a little lazy.

I don't think I could be a foot soldier. I don't know if I could take orders too good. I'm a little lazy.

Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes.

Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes.

When you do a movie the clock is ticking. It's like a sport.

When you do a movie the clock is ticking. It's like a sport.

When I was a little kid, I was the first kid in my neighborhood to have a pet alligator.

When I was a little kid, I was the first kid in my neighborhood to have a pet alligator.

Some roles have been with me forever

Some roles have been with me forever

I'm a fan myself, so when a fan does something that might be strange, I understand it.

I'm a fan myself, so when a fan does something that might be strange, I understand it.

You might get some serial killers who are born with a chip missing, but for the most part I don't think anyone is born bad.

You might get some serial killers who are born with a chip missing, but for the most part I don't think anyone is born bad.

I've always played the guy with the gun and the knife. That's how many actors start out, playing the bad guy.

I've always played the guy with the gun and the knife. That's how many actors start out, playing the bad guy.

I won and I get to scream and jump a little. But I got to go back to work tomorrow.

I won and I get to scream and jump a little. But I got to go back to work tomorrow.

I don't see the world completely in black and white. Sometimes I do.

I don't see the world completely in black and white. Sometimes I do.

I never planned to win an Oscar. When I auditioned for Ray, I was just thinking about what a great project it would be.

I never planned to win an Oscar. When I auditioned for Ray, I was just thinking about what a great project it would be.

As black folks we're always sensitive. As a black person it's always racial.

As black folks we're always sensitive. As a black person it's always racial.

When your movie is hot, your options are crazy.

When your movie is hot, your options are crazy.

I'm a southern gentleman.

I'm a southern gentleman.

What we do in New Orleans, man - we party!

What we do in New Orleans, man - we party!

Man, after all my grandma put into me learning the piano, that was a hard day, telling her I was telling jokes for a living.

Man, after all my grandma put into me learning the piano, that was a hard day, telling her I was telling jokes for a living.

In our music, in our everyday life, there are so many negative things. Why not have something positive and stamp it with blackness?

In our music, in our everyday life, there are so many negative things. Why not have something positive and stamp it with blackness?