Australian - Actor | January 11, 1930 - January 7, 2015
I am proud to be an actor.
Rod Taylor
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I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me.
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I married at a tender age during my early stage and radio struggles.
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I pray and try every day to be a better actor.
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I was one of the first of the uglies. Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter... were very pretty fellows, and that was the trend. I was one of the first of the uglies to get lucky.
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I worked at Mark Foy's during the day and studied drama at night.
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I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.
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I'm not doing my work for constant success.
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In the beginning I had a real work problem. Every time I had job I had to convince the immigration authorities I was the only man for that job and get a special work permit until I went under contract to MGM.
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So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started.
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The most important thing in my life is my work.
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To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed.
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