Quotations and phrases - Benicio Del Toro

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.
-- Benicio Del Toro

Hopefully, I can play both sides of the fence. That's probably what winning the Oscar gives me, the chance to do something with a studio and do other things that I really want to do.
-- Benicio Del Toro

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.
-- Benicio Del Toro

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.
-- Benicio Del Toro

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.
-- Benicio Del Toro

I'm not Jack Nicholson. I'm not Brando. But I do mumble.
-- Benicio Del Toro

I've liked most of the films that I've been in and those are the kinds of films I like to see.
-- Benicio Del Toro

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.
-- Benicio Del Toro

There are a lot of good actresses out there.
-- Benicio Del Toro

There's a lot of Latinos right now, a lot of filmmakers and writers that are Latin too.
-- Benicio Del Toro

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.
-- Benicio Del Toro

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.
-- Benicio Del Toro

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.
-- Benicio Del Toro

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