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Tom Courtenay Quotes

The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: british
Birth: February 25, 1937

Topics

Stars Business Interesting Long More

There are no pat answers - we're pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don't always apply.

Past New Always Answers Through

You can't stop the aging process. There's only so much oil you can put on your body. I've always just tried to go with my age. If the part requires somebody a little younger or older, I can probably get away with that.

Angie Dickinson

Age Aging Process You Body I Can

Eric Young is an excellent heel. I think Eric Young is a really, really good heel because he does things intentionally so that you don't want to cheer him, you don't want to get behind him, and you don't want to support him.

Good Support Think You Young Want

After making several tragic movies in a row, I was looking to do a comedy, and one without cynicism.

Looking Comedy Movies Without Making

I've had people say to me, 'You'll never sell handbags. You don't work with leather, and leather is luxury.' To me, it's the complete opposite: leather is everywhere - it's so cheap a material; it's so mass produced. Over 50 million animals a year are killed just for fashion. For me, it doesn't have a luxury element to it.

Stella McCartney

Work People Me Fashion Luxury Year

I don't pull punches at all, and I write my material for adults. But if kids like it, they can come watch it. I'll never change anything about what I do for anyone. I kind of think that's why kids like me. If you're a teenager, and there's someone onstage talking to you like an adult, that's good.

Change Good Me Think Talking You

The first essentials, of course, is to know what you want.

You Know Want First Course

Everyone's job is invaluable. Film and TV production is collaboration.

Michaela Watkins

Job Collaboration Everyone Production

Different films have different places in people's lives. I don't get to see a lot of films, so I want to watch films I learn from.

People Learn Want Places See Watch

I found that the body, mind and spirit are all connected. They are not separate pieces.

Mind Body Connected Spirit Pieces

I have done things politically, and I've been running a business at the same time, but I sort of joke that to some extent I do more than most legislators have done in their whole careers, and I've been doing it as a part-time job.

Business Time Job Doing Done More

I've been doing theatre since I was 5 years old.

Claudia Christian

Theatre Doing Old Years Been Since

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