I know that if I can’t move people, then I have no business being an actor. -Alan Arkin   It’s murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it’s harder in your life. But it can be done. -Alan Arkin   That’s what we’re all doing, all the time, whether we know it or not. Whether we like it or not. Creating something on the spur of the moment with the materials at hand. We might just as well let the rest of it go, join the party, and dance our hearts out.…

I feel like having something that you’re passionate about helps to keep you young. -Paul Dano On set, the playground for the character, how much it takes varies. Is it like ballet, is it like jazz? The content always lends itself to the form, and it’s really not mathematics. -Paul Dano   The only constant I can find is hard work. -Paul Dano   It’s a constant learning process – not just what you need to learn for the character or as far as good actors – but as an actor, there’s no limit. Every time now, you’re learning so, I think that’s a good thing though. -Paul Dano  …

It’s not good to assume what your kid wants. It’s not good to push them in their own way. It’s not good to make them do something you wanted to do but didn’t have the chance to. You should listen to what your kids are saying, and let them live, and let them be themselves. -Quvenzhane Wallis   Nothing else matters, except that I have fun, and I’m still having fun. -Quvenzhane Wallis   Everybody loses the thing that made them. -Quvenzhane Wallis   Brave men don’t learn from their home. -Quvenzhane Wallis   [Answering the question ‘If you had caused the end of the world, what would you do?’]…