Latest Donnie Wahlberg Quotes from Interviews

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• You can't dictate if a character's going to come off as sympathetic to an audience. I just tried to play it as honest as possible.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Honest, Sympathetic, Audience

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• With acting, it's all about internalizing the character for me and doing all the preparation you can. So the day you first step into your wardrobe, you can walk like the person. That's really the moment where the light bulb goes off. You're nervous; any actor will tell you that. Robert De Niro will probably tell you the same thing. He may not want to share that with you, but he probably goes through it. That's why actors are so neurotic.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Character, Preparation, Acting

  "Donnie Wahlberg Talks Saw II". Interview with Julian Roman, movieweb.com. October 26, 2005.

• We as actors doubt up until the last minute that we can be this person. So everything matters, the more work you do, you get in touch with who the character is.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Character, Doubt

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• Tobin Bell wasn't obligated to do the second Saw film but he wanted to. I think they brought me into this film because there's a first time director, and my reputation is one of an actor who's there for the betterment of the project. I'm not there to better myself. I'm there to bring all my resources to the project to make it as good as it can be. In the end, that makes everyone look good.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Thinking, Reputation, Film

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• We just constantly worked on second Saw film, it's not an Academy award level film, but we worked as hard we could to make it plausible.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Film, Academy Awards

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• In doses, like most people, I like all different kinds of movies. I like any movie that can take me somewhere and make me feel something. Horror movies, if they're done well, they make you feel nasty or scared or relieved.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  People, Different, Done

  "Donnie Wahlberg Talks Saw II". Interview with Julian Roman, movieweb.com. October 26, 2005.

• At the core of these movies, Saw One and Saw Two, it's a very real situation. A guy cheats on his wife and didn't value what he had. It's the same thing in my story. Being a dad and playing someone whose last words to his son were 'go to hell'. I say to my son, the last thing I say is 'I love you'.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Dad, Real, Love You

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• I don't want to speak for everyone, but I think it really picks up where the other film left off. It's true to the format. A lot of times, sequels get overblown for the sake of doing it. Even in the trailer, 'there's eight people in the house', that's just the worst thing you can promote in a sequel. Two people, now there's eight, it's like Jurassic Park with the dinosaurs playing video games.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Thinking, People, Jurassic Park

  Source: www.movieweb.com

• I was also a fan of the first one Saw movie. I knew there was a danger in doing the sequel, especially like this. They have such a core audience for the Saw movies. The fans of the movie actually demanded a sequel. They were on the internet going crazy. I don't even go on the internet. I don't even know how all this stuff happens. But they wanted it and one the one hand that's good, because you know there's an audience.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Crazy, Internet, Danger

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• Every job in Hollywood is a risk. You don't know, when you sign a contract, if something is going to pop, you don't know whether this or that network is going to support your show. You just show up and do the best work you can do, gravitate towards the best material, you know, and try to make the right choices. And the rest of it is a roll of the dice.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Jobs, Choices, Support

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• To me it is harder to play a real person, but when you do it and you feel good about it and the person feels good about it, I think that's doubly rewarding. So the challenge is greater, the risk is greater, but the reward is greater as well.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Real, Thinking, Play

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• You can't control what people gravitate to and what they don't. We can only control the work that we do and try to give it the best that we can.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  People, Giving, Trying

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• If you're playing a fictional character, you can create a character, you can sort of take certain liberties. And when you're playing a real person who's actually standing there watching you, you know, it's - you do feel a weight. You know, you feel an obligation to not only be - to give the best performance that you can, but to make sure that you represent this person.

  Donnie Wahlberg

  Real, Character, Giving

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