Adam Driver Quotes

American - Actor Born: November 19, 1983

Acting is really about having the courage to fail in front of people. Adam Driver

Courage, People, Acting, Fail, About

I never played sports or got into the whole guy camaraderie of, like, 'I love you, man! Seniors forever!' So suddenly being in the military with these guys who were under these very heightened circumstances, isolated from their families, living this very kind of Greek lifestyle, it changed my life in a really big way. Adam Driver

Life, Love, I Love You, Sports, Man, You

When I read for 'Girls,' I was like, 'The script says 'Handsome Carpenter,' so someone else is going to get the part. They'll have someone handsome, not me.' Adam Driver

Me, Handsome, Someone, Like, Get, Going

The Marine Corps is some of the best acting training you could have. Having that responsibility for people's lives, suddenly time becomes a really valuable commodity and you want to make the most of it. And for acting, you just have to do the work, just keep doing it. Adam Driver

Work, Best, Time, Responsibility, People

Interesting things always come from being really exhausted and really sick. Adam Driver

Sick, Interesting, Always, Things, Come

I was living in a small town in Indiana working as a telemarketer and a vacuum salesman. I was really bad: the vacuums seemed to always be falling apart. Every time I did a demonstration, I'd say, 'This is the material the astronauts used on Apollo 13.' And no sooner had that come out of my mouth, something would malfunction. Adam Driver

Time, Small, Bad, Mouth, Always, Say

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life, you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends. Adam Driver

Life, Courage, People, Rest, You, Moral

Even on your hiatus, you feel like you need to keep the character in the back of your brain. Adam Driver

Character, Brain, You, Feel, Back, Need

With 'Girls'... I feel like there's an impulse to try to make it look better or neater or more perfect, and when I watch theater, television, movies, it's always the imperfection I'm always more attracted to. Adam Driver

Look, Imperfection, Feel, Perfect, Try

I auditioned in Chicago for Juilliard and didn't get in. I was basically living in a back room of my parents' house, paying rent and not doing anything with my life. I'd like to say it was patriotic to join the Marines, but it was also that I was doing nothing honorable with my life and spending too much time at McDonald's. Adam Driver

Life, Time, Parents, My Life, Back, Say

I did plays in high school, but I was convinced you couldn't make a living doing it. You don't have a lot of options in Indiana anyway, though, so I didn't want to stay there. I graduated early and worked a bunch of really odd jobs, and then I joined the Marines. Adam Driver

School, You, High School, Doing, Want

Obviously, 'Lincoln' is not about the telegraph operator. There's a whole other movie before and after the two isolated scenes that I'm in. Adam Driver

Two, About, Telegraph, Other, Before

I think it's good to live an artful life. Adam Driver

Life, Good, Live, Think, I Think, Artful

People always are desperate to have others acknowledge that they are different. Adam Driver

People, Always, Others, Different

I was an infantry Marine, and there are only so many things you can do when you get out of the military that you can apply your job to. Either a janitor or a cop. I tried to do both of those things because what else are you going to do? Adam Driver

Job, You, Only, Your, Military, Things

It's hard to kill that father-son bond. Adam Driver

I don't have cable. I just never watched a lot of TV. Adam Driver

Never, Just, Cable, TV, Lot, Watched

Juilliard definitely emphasizes the theater. They don't train - at all really - for film acting. It's mostly process-oriented, pretty much for the stage. Adam Driver

Acting, Train, Film, Stage, Pretty, Much

I actually run a non-profit where one of the main objectives is to branch out and get a new audience for the theater. Just because the writing is so good and nothing is more effective than seeing something live and happening right in front of your face, so I definitely want to continue to pursue that. Adam Driver

Good, Live, Face, Writing, New, Run

I'm conflicted with theater in the city because you want to reach a diverse audience, and that audience doesn't typically go to the theater. Adam Driver

City, You, Reach, Go, Want, Audience

Acting is a business and a political act and a craft, but I also feel like it's a service - specifically, for a military audience. Adam Driver

Business, Service, Political, Feel, Like

'Girls' feels very active and stirring a conversation and controversial, and you can't really ask for more as an actor. Adam Driver

You, Conversation, More, Actor, Active

For me, becoming a man had a lot to do with learning communication, and I learned about that by acting. Adam Driver

Learning, Communication, Man, Me, Acting

Emphasis in the Marine Corps isn't on talking about your feelings. Adam Driver

Feelings, Talking, Your, Marine Corps

I used to eat a whole chicken, every day, for lunch. I did that for four years. But it got tiring - go to the store, buy it, eat it. It's a mess. Adam Driver

Day, Lunch, Every Day, Chicken, Eat, Go

I loved being in the Marine Corps, I loved my job in the Marine Corps, and I loved the people I served with. It's one of the best things I've had a chance to do. Adam Driver

Best, Loved, People, Job, Chance, Things

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