Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American character actor who often plays shady characters, frequently criminals or corrupt individuals.
Actors always have opinions.
There aren't any small parts, only small paychecks.
Who owns the NY Post? 20th Century Fox. Talk about vertical integration.
That's another reason I did Daredevil: I didn't get killed off in it.
Twelve to 15 years of acting school, and I am being a bird.
What the hell did I do in the 80's? Midnight Run. A perfect movie. Just a perfect movie.
I've been very successful doing voices in movies. I did Olive, the Other Reindeer, with Drew Barrymore, and I did Cats and Dogs. My children came to some of the sessions.
Good actors are a dime a dozen, but I want actors that are gonna be part of my team and collaborative.
Let's face it, 80 percent of the work I do my kids can't see.
The greatest leading man, in my opinion, will always be Cary Grant.
The Moguls is a story about guys that have all grown up together and are now in their late 40s, early 50s.
It's such a luxury to be able to be happy about going to work in the morning.
In private some critics have come up to me afterwards and told me they honestly enjoyed the movie. Then they'd tell me that they're still going to have to write it up negatively.
I think one of the geniuses of Bound and The Matrix and Memento is the complete collaboration of the effort. There were no rotten apples.
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.
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.
I've been so good in so many movies that nobody saw.
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.
I've been saying in the press that being a NY Post investigator reporter is an oxymoron.
Bad Boys II has knocked everyone's socks off.