David Zayas
David Zayas
David Zayasis a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter, Osborne the cop in Rounders, Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama series Oz, Lou the bodega owner in Annieand Sal Maroni on Fox's series Gotham...
NationalityPuerto Rican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth15 August 1962
CityPonce, PR
sitting teeth
There's not too many things I'm afraid of, but I'm not too brave when it comes to sitting in a chair getting my teeth drilled.
believe directed french intrigued saw
I saw the original that Gela Babluani wrote and directed called '13 Tzameti,' and that was very interesting. I believe it was a French film, and I was just intrigued by the awkwardness; the off-beatness of the film really just grasped me.
agreed content found job judge moment perform truth
As an actor, I've always found that my job is not to judge the content in which I've agreed to perform in. What I try to do is just find the truth in every moment that they've written.
good
You just see a good project and want to be involved in it, and that's what 'Dexter' was.
blessing develop eighty episodes love similar
I love it and it is a blessing to be able to have seventy-five to eighty episodes to develop a character and find your voice. You have a similar through voice, and yet you are making different decisions, and so you act differently and you make different choices, as that is what your character would do.
adjust director tries work
Part of an actor's job, in my opinion, is adjust to the characteristics of the director and try to understand to how he tries to work.
mindset project trying
To get into another person's mindset and what they are trying to do with their project is a challenge, and it is what I like.
bad good people
People are complicated. People have secrets. It doesn't make them good people or bad people.
art our-society
Art has to be reflective of our society.
jobs trying actors
Part of an actors job, in my opinion, is adjust to the characteristics of the director and try to understand to how he tries to work.
years shooting bigs
Working on 'Dexter' is like shooting one big movie every year.
people secret complicated
People are complicated. People have secrets. It doesnt make them good people or bad people.
want projects involved
You just see a good project and want to be involved in it, and thats what Dexter was.