Aaron (I) Paul filmography and biography
Date of birth: 27 August 1979, Emmett, Idaho, USA
Aaron (I) Paul trivia
- Aaron worked as an usher at the Universal Studios Movie Theatre in
Hollywood in the late 1990s.
- Attended Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho.
- Dated Samaire Armstrong.
- Worked as a frog mascot at a radio station.
Aaron (I) Paul quotes
- (On filming Breaking Bad in Albuquerque) I actually
hated it during the pilot. I loved working, obviously. But I would just
go to work, and then go back to the hotel and I couldn't find much to
do. But when we started shooting the series I fell in love with the
city. I'm from Boise, Idaho, and it reminds me of a bigger version of
that place. It's just nice to get away from the hustle of Los Angeles,
and the skies are endless out there. It's like a beautiful painting
every day.
- There've been some big studio films that have come my way that I just
didn't think were the right direction for me to go in. I really believe
that if you want some sort of longevity in this business, it's all
about picking the right roles. Finally, this is the first time in my
career I'm able to work [based on] the roles, and not to survive, so
I'm just trying to be picky. I just want the right project. I'd rather
not work than work on something that I'm not so unbelievably excited
about. Maybe that's the wrong choice, but I don't really care, to be
honest. I just want to do something, even if it's just a small little
indie, that really makes me excited, that's very story-driven,
character-driven and doesn't need those big explosions or car chases.
(2010 - On his career)
- The Last House on the Left. I originally passed on it
because I was like, "Why are they remaking that movie?!" I hadn't even
read the script, but then, out of the blue, the casting director called
me, and then the producer, whom I'd never met, called me on my cell and
said, "You just need to watch this director's last film,
Hardcore". They sent it over to me, and I watched it that
night. Ten minutes into it, I completely saw a whole new vision of what
I thought "Last House" could be with this director's vision in mind.
And his film is brilliant, and he's a brilliant director, so I'm every
happy that I ultimately made that decision. I'm so, so proud of that
film. It's a very artistic, fun, crazy, dark film [On taking the role
in The Last House on the Left].
- This business can be very dangerous to young kids coming out here with
the dream. Fame changes people. How can it not? It's almost impossible
not to. But I'm thirty years old, and have a grasp of who I am, but
when you're seventeen, you think you know everything, but you truly are
an infant, still very much learning. [2010 quote on fame]