Canadian - Actor | December 13, 1929 -
In Montreal, when I grew up, I'd go to the Notre-Dame Basilica, a gorgeous cathedral in town. I'd listen to huge symphony orchestras, Pavarotti singing operas; that was absolutely marvelous. I like that aspect of the cathedral, the spectacle.
Christopher Plummer
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I would rather not know about how one gets parts in movies these days.
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Never forget your sense of humour.
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When I was young, I played the piano and studied classical music and jazz. I wanted to be a concert pianist, and if I'd devoted myself to it, I could have been. But it would have been too much work and a very lonely life.
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Here is Mike Wallace, who is visible to the public, and I have been watching him since the early '50s. Smoking up a storm and insulting his guests and being absolutely wonderfully evil and charming too.
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I actually was brought up by an Airedale. I don't really remember my parents, especially my mother. It was only the dog that I saw.
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Most actors come from the streets, and their rise to fame is guided by a natural anger. It was harder to find that rage coming from a gentle background.
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I think anger does fuel a successful acting career. To play the great roles, you have to learn how to blaze.
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I hate turbulence in life, but also on planes.
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Working with Julie Andrews is like getting hit over the head with a valentine.
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I'm too old-fashioned to use a computer. I'm too old-fashioned to use a quill.
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They realized I was alive again, even though I was playing an old, dying sop.
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