“The common denominator of all my friends is that they're dead.”
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“The common denominator of all my friends is that they're dead.”
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“I was apprehensive about bringing off this Homer.”
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“We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition.”
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“A few years back I was asked if I would go and meet a director and his various acolytes, and it occurred to me halfway through the meeting that what I was doing was auditioning. And I though...”
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“Actors have given up their clout. Now decision making is in the hands of lighting men, designers, bankers, special-effects people. We need to cut that out and just go with the most able trai...”
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“Where do I begin? I loved working with Kate Hepburn, which was one of the highlights of my life; Working with Richard Burton in Beckett was another great joy.”
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“Acting is just being a man. Being human. Not forcing it.”
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“I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and a white suit, waving like the Queen Mum.”
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“I have unqualified admiration for Brad Pitt.”
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“Always a bridesmaid never a bride my foot!”
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“It's very inconvenient because every time I finish, let's say, a chapter of a book, I think I'm going to ring Richard and then realize: Oh, Christ, I've buried him. I buried him last year.”
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“It is time for me to chuck in the sponge. To retire from films and stage. The heart for it has gone out of me: it won't come back.”
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“Writing is a kind of performing art, and I can't sit down to write unless I'm dressed. I don't mean dressed in a suit, but dressed well and comfortably and I have to be shaved and bathed.”
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“I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony.”
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“My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together with fine people, good companions with wh...”
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“I've stopped acting, but I don't think I've finished using my voice. I could, and probably will, record the whole of Shakespeare's sonnets. They live at the side of my bed and are my constan...”
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“The only thing I've ever been interested in teaching anyone in life is cricket.”
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“My dad went at 86. A car killed him. He was crossing the road.”
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“Public crucifixion is no fun.”
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“There is a legend. And to protest is daft.”
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