You talk about auteur de cinema having things in their heads and putting them all across, can you imagine Shakespeare writing screenplays? Peter O'Toole More Quotes by Peter O'Toole More Quotes From Peter O'Toole There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians. Peter O'Toole thievesarabiahonor I do not choose to be a common man…it is my right to be uncommon—if I can…I seek opportunity—not security…I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed… to refuse to barter incentive for a dole… I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence, the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopias…. Peter O'Toole dreamopportunitymen George Eliot is my only steady girlfriend. We go to bed together every night. Peter O'Toole girlfriendtogethernight I have no intention of uttering my last words on the stage. Room service and a couple of depraved young women will do me quite nicely for an exit. Peter O'Toole theatrelastscouple Many years ago I sent an old, beloved jacket to a cleaner, the Sycamore Cleaners. It was a leather jacket covered in Guinness and blood and marmalade, one of those jobs... and it came back with a little note pinned to it, and on the note it said, 'It distresses us to return work which is not perfect.' So that will do for me. That can go on my tombstone. Peter O'Toole tombstonejobsblood I will not be an ordinary man, because I have a right to be extraordinary. Peter O'Toole extraordinaryordinarymen The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise. Peter O'Toole coffinsbehindsexercise I did quite enjoy the days when one went for a beer at one's local in Paris and woke up in Corsica. Peter O'Toole parisenjoybeer Irish women are always carrying water on their heads, and always carrying their husbands home from pubs. Such things are the greatest posture-builders in the world. Peter O'Toole husbandhomewater A victory? What have we won? We've won a rock in the middle of a wasteland, on the shores of a poisoned sea. Peter O'Toole rocksvictorysea Question: How do you know you're God? Answer: Simple. When I pray to him, I find I'm talking to myself. Peter O'Toole atheistsimpletalking Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist *can* come from *anywhere*. Peter O'Toole egoartistfood If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it. If you give up drinking, don't go moaning about it; go back on the bottle. Do. As. Thou. Wilt. Peter O'Toole giving-upbottlesdrinking Everyone praises Sachin Tendulkar. He may be a genius in his own right but in my book, Rahul Dravid is the artist. Dravid's defence tactics, his strokes, his cuts, his grace are truly amazing. I'd like to meet the chap sometime and take my hat off to him. Peter O'Toole cuttingartistbook My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together with fine people, good companions with whom I've shared the inevitable lot of all actors: flops and hits. Peter O'Toole supportemotionalpeople Booze is the most outrageous of drugs which is why I chose it. Peter O'Toole boozeoutrageousdrug I can't stand light. I hate weather. My idea of heaven is moving from one smoke-filled room to another. Peter O'Toole hateweathermoving I'm a professional and I'll do anything - a poetry reading, television, cinema, anything that allows me to act. Peter O'Toole cinemareadingtelevision We were doing it under the most extraordinary circumstances, but the first out of the tent in the morning would be David Lean. He said to me on the very first day of shooting, Pete, this is the beginning of a great adventure. Peter O'Toole morningadventuretravel I'm a very physical actor. I use everything - toes, teeth, ears, everything. I don't simply mean physical in the sense of movement and vigour. I find myself remembering the shape of a scene by how I'm standing, what I'm doing. Peter O'Toole movementearsmean
