Writing is something Ive always done on the side. I thought that no one would be interested, so I kept it to myself. Finn Wittrock More Quotes by Finn Wittrock More Quotes From Finn Wittrock We all have monsters inside of us, and we all have an inner child in us. You always think about your inner child as being the sweet and innocent part of yourself, but it's also the part that's all ego with the mentality of, "If the world isn't pleasing me, it isn't doing its job." Finn Wittrock sweet jobs children Theres monsters in all of us, but theres also vulnerability. Finn Wittrock vulnerability monsters What you always try to do, as an actor, is find the thing that's universal in the person. Finn Wittrock actors persons trying Sometimes you're watching a great film actor, and if you stand 10 feet away from them, you're like, "God, they're terrible. They're not doing anything." And then you see the close-up and it's so nuanced and so much expression is happening. They were acting for that camera and for no one else. Finn Wittrock film acting sometimes You learn a lot about acting and being physical and being on stage, but there is technical stuff on camera that you can't learn until you do it. Finn Wittrock cameras acting stuff You can imagine an already unstable mind that's completely entitled and has been given anything they wanted, throughout their whole life, and lived in a bubble with a domineering, in a very quietly manipulating way, mother, that child mentality never gets a chance to mature and discover its own limitations. It just runs rampant. Finn Wittrock mother running children As an actor, you look at some people and know if they're there with you or not. Finn Wittrock actors people looks In film, you're so much in the hands and at the mercy of the editor, so sometimes it's good to watch it just to see how it turns out - it can be so different than how you imagined it. But sometimes it's better to just let it go for your own sense of self worth. Finn Wittrock let-it-go self-worth different The best villains are the nicest guys in person. Finn Wittrock villain guy persons Physically, I was always moving. I was always a little jittery. Finn Wittrock always-moving littles moving You want to give the director what they want, and you don't always know exactly how it goes, so you want to try it a few different ways. You have to be flexible; you have to be in collaboration with the director; you have to be versatile. But you also want to be protective of what you really believe in and how you feel it should be portrayed. Finn Wittrock trying giving believe I played baseball growing up, second base, and then when I got to high school,it just didnt exist there. Finn Wittrock growing-up baseball school I would love to do Shakespeare in New York. Finn Wittrock new-york I caught the acting bug from my dad. Finn Wittrock bugs dad acting That's one of my real goals is to keep theater in my life. Finn Wittrock theater real goal From kind of that point on until the end, I very rarely saw this Renée Zellweger, you know? I hung out with Judy. Finn Wittrock entertainment I want to keep pushing my boundaries. One of the biggest things I learned from 'Unbroken' is that you can go a lot further than you think you can. We often underestimate our actual capabilities. Finn Wittrock think you underestimate want Film and television are so piecemeal. You do one scene, and then you put it to bed, and then you do a scene that comes before. In a play, you have to go from beginning to end every night, and that's harder, but also more fulfilling in a way. Finn Wittrock beginning you night way I started writing when I started acting professionally because, with acting, there's so much time when you're not working, and there's so much rejection and so little you have control of. Writing is something that you can do, and no one can tell you not to. Finn Wittrock control you rejection time A lot of the stuff that's happening now, I can trace back to 'Death of a Salesman.' Francine Maisler, the casting director, saw 'Death of a Salesman' and called me in for 'Unbroken.' The casting director of 'Normal Heart' had seen 'Salesman' too. I look back on it now, and it's like one thing led to another; it was a chain reaction. Finn Wittrock look me heart death
