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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. "

Eli Wallach

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

" Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere. "

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" I've learned that life is very tricky business: Each person needs to find what they want to do in life and not be dissuaded when people question them. "

" I was an original member of the Actors' Studio. "

" Well, I've maybe gotten 200 requests for interviews about Marilyn, and I just decided I'm gonna do my own. "

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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. "

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

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

" 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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