Benicio Del Toro Quotes

• "You have to kill to survive. People have been doing it forever. I eat meat, and I eat fish. If I were on a deserted island I would need that to survive."
• "When some people get parts, they feel they can now relax, but for me it was always the opposite. Sometimes before I do a movie or before I act out a scene, I may not sleep well the night before. If I don't know what the scene is about, I might get all worked up."
• "There's a lot of Latinos right now, a lot of filmmakers and writers that are Latin too."
• "To be honest with you, I'd rather not be working. When you work, there are all sorts of deadlines and pressures. I like to do one thing and take my time to do the other one."
• "There are a lot of good actresses out there."
• "There have been some wars that been necessary in some ways. I think WWII was an important war. If the situation right now was like WWII, I'm sure you would be all for it. I believe in war but I'm not clear with what's going on now."
• "I've liked most of the films that I've been in and those are the kinds of films I like to see."
• "My goal as an actor has always been to reach a level where I can find a lot of interesting work, and I think I'm at that point now. The Oscar has given me a lot of recognition."
• "I trained as a theater actor and you had a bare stage and you had to pretend, one prop and you are in the middle of 8th Ave. and traffic is just going by."
• "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 listen to all types of music. I have been in Memphis recently, so I've been listening to some blues like Muddy Waters, and some early Elvis."
• "Before I was ever in high school, I had dark circles under my eyes. The rumor was I was a junkie. I have dark circles under my eyes, deal with it."