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" 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
Long
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Rest
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" I put steam on the table by being an actor. That is how I live. The longer I live, the more expensive it becomes. So I do my work. And I can't be immensely picky. How many beautiful scripts come in one's lifetime? I have had more than anybody, practically. "
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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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" I quite like being old. "
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" No one ever watched competitive swimming. "
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" A rubber neck is a necessary part of equipment. "
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" I saw a man killed in front of my eyes just before my eighth birthday. "
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" My favorite food from my homeland is Guinness. My second choice in Guinness. My third choice - would have to be Guinness. "
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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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