Eli Wallach Quotes

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I was an original member of the Actors' Studio.

I was an original member of the Actors’ Studio.

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And then the first was The Misfits, which I enjoyed very much, with Marilyn and Gable.

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Everyone thinks acting is easy. It’s far from easy, but it’s the most gratifying thing I do.

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But I went to the University of Texas in the 30s, and while there I learned to ride. Mostly polo ponies.

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John Huston was a superb master. He knew how to make good films. I did three things with him. One is called Independence. It plays in Philadelphia, for free. It’s been playing there for 25 years.

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So I wanted to show what I did with the money. So I got red silk shirts, beautiful hats, wonderful saddles, a great horse, and two gold teeth. So that was the way I did it.

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My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net – because you stop and go over it again. It’s very technical and mechanical. On stage you’re on your own.

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I met my wife and, for the next ten years, we did no films at all. She did the first movie and then I did several after. My first movie was written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Kazan and was called Baby Doll.

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When I saw the movie, I said, I wish I had heard the music. I would have ridden the horse differently.

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What is it in my makeup that makes me grab any offer and fly around the world? Will I ever be satisfied? Can’t I ever just rest?

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Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you’ve got a pretty neck.

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And that movie was underrated – Nuts – because it deals with a terrible subject, but It’s very well done.

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This country has a complex about age. It’s unbelievable. If you’re over thirty, you’ve had it in this country.

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I’d come out of the army after five years as a medic. I was a medical administrator and we ran hospitals, and I was a Captain in the army at the end, in 1945.

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I always end up being the evil one, and I wouldn’t hurt a fly.

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I’ve worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda.

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I always wanted to tell stories and act.

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I’ve never lost my appetite for acting; it’s innovative and challenging.

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I love to tell stories and this is my way of getting them down on paper.

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Yes, I won the Bafta. I thought the British were very intelligent.

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One thing changes every evening: It’s the audience, and I’m working my magic. I’m always learning from it.

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The trouble with that movie is that you had to see Chinatown the day before you saw The Two Jakes.

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But Clint I love, because Clint was my mentor. I knew nothing about making an Italian movie.

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The big secret in acting is listening to people.

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I never lost my appetite for acting.

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