Articles
Here's a collection of interesting articles and interviews. If you have any material, please, email me or use the contact form. Thanks.
- Benicio's Big Ideas — by Chris Jones, Esquire, October 2007
- "Often they get him into trouble. Mostly, they influence his very specific acting. Sometimes they bend a whole movie. But this big idea — his current one — is Benicio Del Toro's craziest yet." Read on…
- He's Totally Consumed by His Characters — by Paul Lieberman, Los Angeles Times, October 2007
- "With a simple gesture or a lingering look, Benicio Del Toro makes each role his own." Read on…
- Fire in the Belly, Del Toro Likes Trouble — by Craig Takeuchi, Straight.com Movies Features, October 2007
- "It's easy to envision Benicio Del Toro as the quiet kid at the back of the class. In a conference room in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, Del Toro, sporting a thick beard and mustache and wearing a dark cobalt blazer and black shirt, seems content to take a backseat to his costars and crew." Read on…
- He'd Love to Lighten Up, but Darkness Pulls Him Back — by Alan Riding, The NY Times, September 2007
- "'I'm just an actor,' Benicio Del Toro likes to say. But in his case that explains a lot. On the screen he is known for playing dark, tortured, even threatening roles. In person he is open, humorous, self-deprecating. What he really wants is the lead in a romantic comedy." Read on…
- Benicio Del Toro of Sin City Interview — by John Hutchins, UGO, 2005
- "Benicio Del Toro has appeared in Terry Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 21 Grams, Bryan Singer's The Usual Suspects and Steven Soderbergh's Traffic. We spoke to him about playing one of Sin City's most dangerous characters." Read on…
- Deal with It — by Sally Vincent, Guardian, February 2004
- "You might have thought that Benicio Del Toro had no chance in Hollywood: that paunch, that slouch, that mumble. And yet… Sally Vincent feels the force of his mega-watt charge." Read on…
- Method Man — by Kimberly Cutter, W / Style.com, December 2003
- "Benicio Del Toro, Hollywood's sloe-eyed enigma, takes on yet another weighty role in 21 Grams."
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- "Benicio Del Toro, Hollywood's sloe-eyed enigma, takes on yet another weighty role in 21 Grams."
- Dragging Out the Demons, Inching Up the A List — by Luisita Lopez Torregrosa, The NY Times, Dec. 2003
- "Emerging from the afternoon shadows dappling the garden of the Chateau Marmont, Benicio Del Toro strolls toward the patio restaurant, his hands in his jeans pockets, his eyes squinting in the sunlight. He's in no hurry and seems unaware of the commotion his presence is causing among the lunch crowd." Read on…
- Suicide Girls Interviews Benicio Del Toro — by Daniel Robert Epstein, Suicide Girls, November 2003
- "Benicio Del Toro is one of the greatest actors of this generation. Many people have called him the next Brando, the next De Niro and they are all complements he appreciates but he waves off as journalistic hyperbole."
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- "Benicio Del Toro is one of the greatest actors of this generation. Many people have called him the next Brando, the next De Niro and they are all complements he appreciates but he waves off as journalistic hyperbole."
- INTERVIEW: Benicio Del Toro of 21 Grams — by Thomas Chau, Cinema Confidential, November 2003
- "Benicio Del Toro exudes everything it means to be cool. The winner of the 2000 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Traffic is as calm, humble, and rugged as an old cowboy, as he sits down to talk about his new film, 21 Grams." Read on…
- Some Talking, but Mostly Smoking — by Guy Dixon, Globe and Mail, September 2003
- "All the elements are there in the hotel room commandeered for Benicio Del Toro's interview. There is a paper plate with cigarette butts he'd smoked in rapid succession. Coffee, which he is said to drink like water, is brought up by room service. The cheap green cap that other interviewers have noticed for months." Read on…
- IGN: An Interview with Benicio Del Toro — by Steve Head, IGN, March 2003
- "William Friedkin recently said, "There is no way to write about what Benicio does — it just comes through." A quote such as that may not be the best way to start an introduction, one in which I will attempt, for a sentence or two, to write about what Benicio Del Toro does." Read on…
- Benicio Del Toro's San Juan — by Mark Seal, American Way, February 2003
- "He may be known for his smoldering, serious roles in film like The Usual Suspects, Traffic and the upcoming The Hunted, but this agile actor grew up in sunny San Juan. Tag along with him on a weekend in his Puerto Rican hometown." Read on…
- Nicholson & Del Toro: Two Reasons to Go to the Movies Talk about Their Crazy Business
– Interview, November 2002- "Jack. Benicio. No last names needed, thank you. Not with two of the movies' biggest, brightest stars, four Oscars between them: A candid, casual conversation between two colleagues…" Read on…
- Hot Actor of the Moment Can Also Play It Cool — by Anthony DeCurtis, The NY Times, January 2001
- "'With my character in Traffic, I knew where I was coming from, what I wanted and where I was going,' says Benicio Del Toro, describing the role that has earned him a New York Film Critics Circle award and a Golden Globe nomination and has made him a strong Oscar contender for best supporting actor." Read on…
- Cool Character — by Lori Talley, Back Stage West, December 2000
- "Benicio Del Toro's unique combination of effervescent charm and coolness was apparent as the tall, lean actor with sleepy-eyed exotic good looks prepared himself for an interview with Back Stage West. He was promoting his latest project, the Steven Soderbergh-helmed Traffic." Read on…