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Peter O'Toole quotes

Irish Actor August 2, 1932

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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. Peter O'Toole
I found him perhaps the least terrifying man I've ever met in the theater—because at first glance I could see through him and he could see through me, and he knew that I knew that he knew. Look, love, I've been bullied all my life by bigger experts than Larry Olivier, I can assure you, and he's just got to get in line. Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole quote: "I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but..."
I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but never less alone when alone. Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole quote: "I love working with young people, which is to me a big kick."
I love working with young people, which is to me a big kick. Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole quote: "I loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and The..."
I loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and The Ruling Class, which I made with all my chums. Peter O'Toole
Films were never in my budget. Didn't occur to me till much later. I hoped for a long, good life, which I've had and I'm having as an actor. I didn't expect the rest. Peter O'Toole
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. Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole quote: "Life turned out much better than I thought. I knew after a..."
Life turned out much better than I thought. I knew after a little while that I could act. Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole quote: "My dear sir, it haunted me for the rest of my life."
My dear sir, it haunted me for the rest of my life. Peter O'Toole
We were doing it under the most extraordinary circumstances, but the first out of the tent in the morning would be David Lean. He said to me on the very first day of shooting, Pete, this is the beginning of a great adventure. Peter O'Toole
The script sits in front of you. The writer’s translated into ink what is in his spirit and his soul and his mind. Bum. [Thumps table.] I come along, I pick it up, and the ink goes into my eyes, into my mind, into my body, flows around and that part starts to inhabit me. And I know a good part when I see one. Peter O'Toole
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. Peter O'Toole
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. Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole quote: "The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the..."
The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do. Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole quote: "I'm a working stiff, baby, just like everybody else."
I'm a working stiff, baby, just like everybody else. Peter O'Toole

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