It was the Marines who taught me how to act. After that, pretending to be rough wasn't so hard. Lee Marvin More Quotes by Lee Marvin More Quotes From Lee Marvin And once by God, I was a Marine! Lee Marvin marine-corps marine One of the good things about getting older is you find you're more interesting than most of the people you meet. Lee Marvin getting-older people interesting Tequila. Straight. There's a real polite drink. You keep drinking until you finally take one more and it just won't go down. Then you know you've reached your limit. Lee Marvin limits real drinking Ah, stardom! They put your name on a star in the sidewalk on Hollywood Boulevard and you walk down and find a pile of dog manure on it. That tells the whole story, baby. Lee Marvin stars dog baby I know my career is going badly because I'm being quoted correctly. Lee Marvin careers knows As soon as people see my face on a movie screen, they knew two things: first, I'm not going to get the girl, and second, I'll get a cheap funeral before the picture is over. Lee Marvin girl ghouls two If your house burns down, rescue the dogs. At least they'll be faithful to you. Lee Marvin dog house friendship I only make movies to finance my fishing. Lee Marvin hunting-and-fishing finance fishing If I have any appeal at all, it's to the fellow who takes out the garbage. Lee Marvin garbage appeals fellows Newman has it all worked out. I get a million. He gets a million two, but that includes $200,000 expenses. Lee Marvin newman expenses two It's important not to think too much about what you do. Lee Marvin think you too-much important I love Marlon Brando. Never seem him bad, just less good. Lee Marvin never bad good love I didn't get my hair cut for two movies, and it got a little long. I'm going back to a... not a crew cut. Back to, oh, about a Presbyterian length. Lee Marvin movies back hair long I studied violin when I was very young. Lee Marvin studied very violin young The first day of 'Liberty,' I was hanging around waiting for Ford to come in. Everybody told me how tough he was and not to say anything, or he'd single you out and get on you the whole shoot. But as he walked in, I got up and saluted him. Lee Marvin day me you waiting My father was the classic Puritan. Hold the emotions in check. Keep up appearances. Lee Marvin emotions up classic father After a sheltered life, I went the other way. I wanted to prove how tough I was. Lee Marvin tough prove life way Wardrobe is - in films, I could say it's a good half of the acting. You get the right rags on, they'll talk for you. Lee Marvin say talk good you I know Chicago cops. They're tough. They have to be. The whole city would explode. It's like a bomb, Chicago. Lee Marvin city like know tough It's one of the things I always do. I move faster onscreen. Creates a sense of danger. Lee Marvin sense things always danger
