Oscar Isaac Professions : Actor Born : March 9, 1979 Browse All Authors Top 44 quotes by Oscar Isaac If it was never new and it never gets old, then it's a folk song Oscar Isaac folk-songs folks song The hardest things to do in any art is to risk failure and put yourself out on the line. Oscar Isaac lines risk art I think that when you decide to dedicate yourself to creative endeavors and surround yourself with people who are creative, you very quickly learn how hard it is to survive doing those kinds of things, not to mention make a living at them. Oscar Isaac creative people thinking I like being like a chameleon who transforms himself with each role. Oscar Isaac chameleon roles I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that. Oscar Isaac fearless littles thinking A movie set is like a petri dish for neuroses, you know? It's just, like, egos and weird personalities and, more than anything, fear. Oscar Isaac neurosis ego personality Early on - certainly in acting - you really have to take whatever you can get. So I understand well how difficult it can be to be in this position where people are just not hearing what you're trying to say or are saying. I recognize that. Oscar Isaac acting trying people I've listened to Dylan my entire life. My dad was a huge Bob Dylan fan, so we listened to his music, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, and all that kind of stuff. It opened up a whole world of this music that I'm now obsessed with. Oscar Isaac dad cat fans Coen brothers movies are not always what life looks like but it's definitely what life feels like. Oscar Isaac brother feels looks I've written a lot of music, so to be able to put that together and play some shows around the country and elsewhere - that would really be a fun thing to do. Oscar Isaac play fun country There's a reason why actors are always dying to work with the Coens. They just set the stage for you to do their best work. Oscar Isaac actors dying reason-why I'm definitely someone that's private. I've never been interested in celebrity. Oscar Isaac To be able to shut off your emotions drastically, I think that the only way you can do that is if you have some of sociopathic qualities. Oscar Isaac quality able thinking When I'm creating a character, I don't see it so much as playing someone else as just playing a specific part of myself under certain circumstances. Oscar Isaac creating playing-someone character With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly. Oscar Isaac subtext thinking I get attached to things: I wear the same jeans for a year. Oscar Isaac jeans years There's very few people - like Shakespeare - who, no matter what, were gonna do what they did. For the rest of us, there's a lot of events that have to happen in order for things to end up the way they are. Oscar Isaac events order people The superhero aesthetic is all about the human form and showing the body, whether they be female or male. Oscar Isaac superhero males female The performances had to be live. When you play it back, you can see if the hands aren't really doing the right thing, and then the whole magic falls apart. Oscar Isaac play hands fall The idea of not getting a gun is not because I'm afraid of guns, it's not because I think guns are wrong, it's because it's impractical, it's stupid and it's exactly what they want me to do. Oscar Isaac gun stupid thinking Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
