Santino Fontana quotes

“Acting is my first focus, but at the core, I'm a storyteller, and however that comes out is fine with me.”
-- Santino Fontana

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“I only have control over what I do.”
-- Santino Fontana

“It doesn’t make sense, it’s not logical, it’s not a safe profession or a smart profession if you wanna make money or have a living or have a family. So the fact that we keep doing [theatre] means we’re getting something from it that is almost childlike in its innocence.”
-- Santino Fontana

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“I want to continually play characters that speak to me, but also are different than what I've just done.”
-- Santino Fontana

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“When I moved to New York, I had nothing. And a friend of mine also had nothing. And he said, 'Hey, come with me to the Marriot Marquis. And if you go to the 30th floor, and you wait by this door, and you sneak in, you can get free food.' And I did that for three years. I was prepared if anyone said, 'Can we see your room key?' to be like, 'Do you know who I am? I'm Bob Marriot's nephew.' Um, so great, I'm glad to be here and have free food again. And I didn't have to sneak in!”
-- Santino Fontana

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“It doesn’t make sense, it’s not logical, it’s not a safe profession or a smart profession if you wanna make money or have a living or have a family. So the fact that we keep doing [theatre] means we’re getting something from it that is almost childlike in its innocence.”
-- Santino Fontana

Source : "Lapine, Fontana, and Shalhoub Talk Moss Hart And ‘Act One’". Interview with Rob Weinert-Kendt, www.americantheatre.org. April 9, 2014.

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“I never really wanted to write and wanted to focus on acting.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“No matter what happens, you can get through this day. Inhale. Focus on the word, 'relax. Exhale. Say, 'I can do this!' And then do it.”

“I was about one drink away from my limit, In came a black dress with a black body in it, She looked so timid, it took me a minute To get her in focus”

“I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.”

“I only want to do better work. That's the focus of my life.”

“Good things happen when you narrow your focus”

Source : "The Classic Mistake" by Al Ries, ries.typepad.com. June 2009.

“Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach.”

“Nobody ever forgets their first night in the bush. It's among the precious, meagre handful of life firsts that remain indelible.”

“The man who pauses on the paths of treason, Halts on a quicksand, the first step engulfs him.”

“Beginning with the first bite, and for every bite after, that try to chew ten times.”

Source : Aaron Hoopes (2010). “Zen Anti-Diet: Mindful Eating for Health, Vitality and Weight Loss”, p.14, Aaron Hoopes