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" Right after I left drama school, I had a job. "
Peter O'Toole
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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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" The only thing I've ever been interested in teaching anyone in life is cricket. "
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" The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise. "
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" My father was a racetrack bookie. "
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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 loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and The Ruling Class, which I made with all my chums. "
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" There are only three indispensable things: the audience, the actor and the author. The rest is dross. "
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" I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but never less alone when alone. "
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