Always a bridesmaid never a bride my foot! Peter O'Toole More Quotes by Peter O'Toole More Quotes From Peter O'Toole We all had such larks. Yes, it was hard work but the friendships and the genuine respect we had for one another, that side I shall miss greatly. I've stopped acting, but I don't think I've finished using my voice. I could, and probably will, record the whole of Shakespeare's sonnets. They live at the side of my bed and are my constant companions. Peter O'Toole voice hard-work thinking I wish to hazard my soul to opportunity. Peter O'Toole soul wish opportunity It's such a relief for me to sit in front of a tape recorder and not be using it to learn my lines. Peter O'Toole tape relief lines I wouldn't mind being a lord. Peter O'Toole lord mind It's my job, it's what I do, it's what I'm on earth to do and it's who I am. Peter O'Toole who-i-am earth jobs Life turned out much better than I thought. I knew after a little while that I could act. Peter O'Toole littles Where do I begin? I loved working with Kate Hepburn, which was one of the highlights of my life; Working with Richard Burton in Beckett was another great joy. Peter O'Toole beckett highlights joy It's very inconvenient because every time I finish, let's say, a chapter of a book, I think I'm going to ring Richard and then realize: Oh, Christ, I've buried him. I buried him last year. Peter O'Toole book years thinking The only thing I've ever been interested in teaching anyone in life is cricket. Peter O'Toole cricket teaching life-is My dear sir, it haunted me for the rest of my life. Peter O'Toole dear I loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and The Ruling Class, which I made with all my chums. Peter O'Toole class fun years Actors have to stay optimistic. The moment we start thinking otherwise, we're dead. Peter O'Toole optimistic actors thinking It is time for me to chuck in the sponge. To retire from films and stage. The heart for it has gone out of me: it won't come back. Peter O'Toole film gone heart I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony. Peter O'Toole sand common men There is a legend. And to protest is daft. Peter O'Toole daft protest legends What I like is bottomless flattery. Peter O'Toole flattery Marriage is forever. It's like cement. Peter O'Toole cement forever Do you not know that King Kong the first was just three foot six inches tall? He only came up to Faye Wray's belly button! If God could do the tricks that we can do he'd be a happy man! Peter O'Toole kings feet men Films were never in my budget. Didn't occur to me till much later. I hoped for a long, good life, which I've had and I'm having as an actor. I didn't expect the rest. Peter O'Toole afterlife good-life long If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says. Peter O'Toole majesty gentleman mean
