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Adam Driver is an American actor known for his performances in film, television, and theater. He gained widespread recognition for his role as Kylo Ren in the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy. Driver's versatility as an actor and his captivating performances have earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades.

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.'

Emphasis in the Marine Corps isn't on talking abou... -Adam Driver

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

Something I learned in the Marine Corps that I've applied to acting is, one, taking direction, and then working with a group of people to accomplish a mission and knowing your role within that team.

My plan was to be able to make a living as an acto... -Adam Driver

My plan was to be able to make a living as an actor.

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.

I can tell more about my weaknesses than my streng... -Adam Driver

I can tell more about my weaknesses than my strengths.

I mean, I did plays in high school, but I was conv... -Adam Driver

I mean, I did plays in high school, but I was convinced you couldn't make a living doing it.

I don't consider myself a celebrity. That would be... -Adam Driver

I don't consider myself a celebrity. That would be kind of sad.

I wish I could pull shorts off. My wife tells me that I just can't. But that's okay. I'm tall, I can do other things, like change light bulbs.

By the time I got into Juilliard, I was working at a Target distribution warehouse. It didn't make anything, it just shipped things, and my job was just to stand there and look at the security codes on the back of trucks and see if they would lock, and check them in.

I'm like a sight gag.... -Adam Driver

I'm like a sight gag.

Acting, believe it or not, can get very self-involved! I feel fortunate to have been able to work on things with people who have a very specific point of view and perspective, and who feel like they're doing something very active.

I own a guitar, a piano, a bass.... -Adam Driver

I own a guitar, a piano, a bass.

I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like,... -Adam Driver

I'm not an acting monk or anything. I'm not, like, the most well-adjusted actor.

If there's one organization in the United States that could work on its communication skills, it's the military.

I'm not fashionable.... -Adam Driver

I'm not fashionable.

Just having the internet is a weird and dangerous thing because people become accustomed to knowing things when they want to know them and not having to work for it. I definitely see the value in not knowing everything and having mystery in life and mystery in people.

The Marine Corps is supposed to be the toughest an... -Adam Driver

The Marine Corps is supposed to be the toughest and most rigorous of its class.

I was born in California. When I was six, we moved to a small town in northern Indiana called Mishawaka.

We don't understand why we're here, no one's giving us an answer, religion is vague, your parents can't help because they're just people, and it's all terrible, and there's no meaning to anything.

Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity ... -Adam Driver

Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.

It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor wh... -Adam Driver

It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life.

Any actor is happy to be involved with something that's challenging, controversial, and not easily palatable. Things that are too dumbed down or easy to swallow are uninteresting... It's good when people have such a polarizing response.

I trained myself, whenever I walk into auditions, ... -Adam Driver

I trained myself, whenever I walk into auditions, to hate everyone in the room.

I feel like I'll never get over red carpets. They'... -Adam Driver

I feel like I'll never get over red carpets. They're so bizarre and awkward.

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.

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.

I feel like I have to move violently once a day, o... -Adam Driver

I feel like I have to move violently once a day, or I'll lose my mind.

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

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

Acting, to me, has been many things: It's a business, and it's a craft, and it's a political act - it's whatever adjective is most applicable.

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