What wouldn't have happened to me if I hadn't ended up in Hartford, Connecticut. Peter Falk More Quotes by Peter Falk More Quotes From Peter Falk 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. Peter Falk greatmyselfmechildren My wife loves to get all dressed up and go out, and I'm this gloomy Virgo. It works because of the mutual recognition that we are two democratic narcissists. She does what she has to do, and I do what I have to do. We respect that. Peter Falk gorecognitionrespectwife The first time I ever spoke to John Cassavetes was at a Lakers game. I got up to go for a hot dog, and he was coming in the opposite direction. I don't know who said hello first, but we started talking, and it turned out that he went to high school with my first wife, Alice. Peter Falk gamewifedogtime Sometimes I was in school plays, but only when the kid they'd originally picked got sick and they asked me to substitute. Peter Falk mesicksometimesschool I don't like getting up in the morning, getting in a car, driving on a freeway, and stopping at a gate where two guards are standing there, then walk into a studio that looks like a bunch of airplane hangars. Peter Falk walkdrivingcarmorning My father's whole life was work. He had a retail store in Ossining, New York, and I mean, he was down there at 6:15 every morning. The store didn't open until 9, but he hadda be down there. That's all he knew. Peter Falk workmorninglifefather 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. Peter Falk facemesportsfunny I was a street-guy villain. I was a street-corner villain. I was an illiterate villain. All rough edges. Peter Falk illiterateroughvillainedges I'm not an ace at small talk. Peter Falk acetalksmallsmall-talk I hate to talk about typecasting, because being typecast as Columbo ain't cancer. Peter Falk talkbeingcancerhate Good actors are always looking for props. They're looking for behavior. It makes it a lot easier. You're not solely dependent of what's coming out of your mouth. You're also less self-conscious, less aware of the camera. Peter Falk cameralookinggoodyou I don't dwell on it. But I guess everybody hopes that they go in their sleep and that it won't be long and painful. Peter Falk gopainfulsleeplong
