When I work with young people, I grab energy from them by the handsful. Peter O'Toole More Quotes by Peter O'Toole More Quotes From Peter O'Toole I can't tell you about acting. You can develop all the skills, voice, gesture, movement, you can develop by exercise and practice but finally fundamentally it's mining from yourself, from your own personality, from what you know. If you can't know it you can have a good guess by people you know or books you've read. Peter O'Toole exercise book people In the theater you can chain a blue-assed baboon in the stalls and with a good script, good actors, and a good set you'd have what is called a production. With the cinema someone has to know about lenses and fine things. I have no time for the "auteur de cinema." To me, it's meaningless. Peter O'Toole meaningless People're artists they're doing something, taking a hunk of chaps, giving it some order, some form, and presenting it saying here is my little song and dance, my chaos. Peter O'Toole artist song giving I love working with young people, which is to me a big kick. Peter O'Toole bigs young people It grieves us to produce work that is not perfect. Peter O'Toole perfect work grieving I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but never less alone when alone. Peter O'Toole good-company and-love men If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it. Peter O'Toole ifs We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition. Peter O'Toole nine military travel I'm not an actor, I'm a movie star!!! Peter O'Toole movie-star actors stars I can't stand light. I hate weather. Peter O'Toole hate light weather The common denominator of all my friends is that they're dead. Peter O'Toole lowest-common-denominator my-friends common Writing is a kind of performing art, and I can't sit down to write unless I'm dressed. I don't mean dressed in a suit, but dressed well and comfortably and I have to be shaved and bathed. Peter O'Toole writing mean art Being sober for so many years is getting interesting. Peter O'Toole food years interesting Pope Paul III was the greatest thief in the history of the church. Peter O'Toole pope thieves church It was around 1985 before I heard the news of President Kennedy's assassination. Peter O'Toole president-kennedys-assassination news heard Always a bridesmaid never a bride my foot! Peter O'Toole bridesmaids brides feet I am human, all too bloody human. Peter O'Toole bloody humans I can make the best French toast. Peter O'Toole french-toast toasts i-can The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do. Peter O'Toole lear people interesting My own favorite is something called Rogue Male. Peter O'Toole males my-own rogues
