English - Director | August 15, 1928 -
I hate it when people talk about Tony Curtis and say: 'His real name was Bernie Schwartz... ' That was just the name that he was given at birth. It's not the person he lived his life with, and became.
Nicolas Roeg
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Tony Curtis was a joy to work with. He had a curious innocence that is very young and wise at the same time.
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I think the big studios shaped and formed the artists that they put under contract.
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Our memory and the movies keep movie stars alive for us, and Tony Curtis is still a star.
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We can't get our youth back.
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You can't hide in life. We are all being watched by some larger vision.
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I like women in film. I like women in general, but I especially like to show them on film. They are not ciphers.
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When I went to the cinema as a boy, when I saw a war film, I thought the general was the star, and that Cary Grant was an extra. I had no idea about the structure of film, but I loved going to the cinema.
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Oscars are won with two or three shots only, because if it's really beautifully photographed, you don't really notice it until the astounding moment emphasizes it.
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I made a film called 'Bad Timing' that I thought everybody would respond to. It was about obsessive love and physical obsession. I thought this must touch everyone, from university dons down.
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You cannot intellectualize yourself out of obsession. You cannot cure yourself of it.
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When you admire someone's work, you are amazed by who you think they are.
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