American - Actor | September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011
The whole thing was an actor's dream - getting a character that tickles you so much you can't wait to act as him.
Peter Falk
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When I was young, I was looking for people to look up to - role models I could respect.
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I wanted to become an actor, but I didn't want to admit it.
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Children ran up to me shouting, 'Columbo!' At first, it gave me great pleasure, but later, I said to myself that those children should have had their own heroes instead of admiring a cop from Los Angeles.
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To be totally sincere, I'd surely be a better actor today if I hadn't played Columbo all these years.
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When I go see a basketball game, I'm always in the front row. I always have a table at a restaurant; I never have trouble getting a taxi.
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Before we ever had a script or anything, I was attracted to the idea of playing a character that housed within himself two opposing traits.
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I just keep working.
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I've never worried about the grand concepts.
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I do figure every angle of a guy I'm acting - but not consciously 'til afterward.
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I got a regret: That I started acting so late. I was 27, and guys who start at 18 or so, there's this kinda continuity of friendships they form in the profession by startin' young, I've never had that.
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When I was a kid, the idea of gettin' paid to paint your face... listen, I grew up in Ossining, New York, a nice little town by the Hudson, and nothin' ever interested me except being your usual high school big shot, which I was an' loved it, played all the sports and goofed around, always out on the street with the guys, everything was funny t'me.
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