Joe Pantoliano Quotes

• You’ll never see me in the red leather. I don’t have the chin for it.

  Joe Pantoliano

• Who owns the NY Post? 20th Century Fox. Talk about vertical integration.

  Joe Pantoliano

• When you work for Bruckheimer, you don’t get it any better. He’s the ultimate producer. I’ve had the good fortune of working with some great producers over the years.

  Joe Pantoliano

• When we were making The Fugitive, we all thought it was going to bomb.

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• When I interview somebody, I look at their resume to see what they’ve done, who they’ve worked with, and how many times. If they’ve gotten repeat work. Those are the kinds of actors I want to hire.

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• When I got the script for Memento, I read it and I got killed off on page one and I fired my agent.

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• What the hell did I do in the 80’s? Midnight Run. A perfect movie. Just a perfect movie.

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• We should do another 10 Bad Boys movies. I could come in in one of those electric wheelchairs, like Peter Sellers in Dr Strangelove, just shouting away.

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• We have to promote a movie. It’s just extraordinary that everybody I’m talkin’ to loves this movie.

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• Twelve to 15 years of acting school, and I am being a bird.

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• They’ve been talking about Pi, which I haven’t seen, they’ve been comparing it to Usual Suspects, Sixth Sense, and Fight Club, and I didn’t see that either.

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• They actually bought me for Daredevil 2, but they have to exercise the option.

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• There aren’t any small parts, only small paychecks.

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• The Moguls is a story about guys that have all grown up together and are now in their late 40s, early 50s.

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• The greatest leading man, in my opinion, will always be Cary Grant.

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• The camera looks into your soul.

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• That’s another reason I did Daredevil: I didn’t get killed off in it.

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• One thing that’s great about being a character actor is that a movie doesn’t rest on your shoulders. If it bombs, it won’t hurt my career.

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• Living in the projects helped me with this role.

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• Let’s face it, 80 percent of the work I do my kids can’t see.

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Joe Pantoliano (34)

Birth:	12th September, 1951
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actor

About

Joseph Peter Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. He is an American character actor who often plays shady characters, frequently criminals or corrupt individuals. He attended HB Studio and studied extensively with actors John Lehne and Herbert Berghof. His role in several films include: The Idolmaker, Monsignor, Risky Business, The Goonies, Running Scared, La Bamba, Amazon Women on the Moon, Midnight Run, Downtown, Zandalee, Used People, Calendar Girl, The Immortals, U.S. Marshals, The Matrix, Black and White, Memento, The Amateurs, The Job, Loosies, The Identical, The Perfect Match, and Happy Anniversary. His role in television include: Mister Roberts (TV film), Nightbreaker (TV film), The Fanelli Boys (sitcom), and Waterfront (TV series).

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