Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Espositois an Italian-American and African-American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Gustavo "Gus" Fring on the AMC series Breaking Bad, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama award at the 2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 April 1958
CityCopenhagen, Denmark
CountryUnited States of America
When I listen to my scene partners and listen to their breathing allows me to be connected to them in scenes. I am not trying to multi task, not trying to talk on the phone, but in my character.
I feel that we have come a long way as American people, and we have to start looking at ourselves as human beings.
I had to work from a young age.
I have from time to time been a double A or triple A personality. I'm not anymore. I'm more lenient on myself.
For me, listening to my breath in between the lines, allows me to be in deep connection to my spirit.
I know from teaching that actors want to act. Even the subtlest actors can do a little too much.
To be a character actor is to be open, to be a chameleon.
I'm not too into fast food, but you know if I was, it would be chicken.
I practice yoga every day. The practice calms my spirit, and allows me to be present.
When I perform on stage, you have to remember my performance or buy another ticket to the party! In television and film, you can see it over and over again.
Yoga has allowed me to bring my complete spirit together, which allows me to do less, which is more.
I often think about, 'How do we return to a simpler way of living? Is there some way that we can start to think of each other as human beings again, instead of worshiping money, instead of worshiping electronics, instead of worshiping getting ahead just for me?'
Who told you to step on my sneakers? Who told you to walk on my side of the block? Who told you to be in my neighborhood?
Middle-class people are becoming desperate. It can cause a moral man to break bad.