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30 quotes by Albert Finney

Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is an English actor. Beginning in the theatre, Finney was especially successful in plays by William Shakespeare before he switched to films. He achieved prominence in films in the early 1960s, his debut being The Entertainer, directed by Tony Richardson, who had directed him in theatre plays various times before. He became a leading Free Cinema figure, and has maintained a successful career in theatre, film and...
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Well, I've always thought that my career was in England, really. I used to do more in the theatre, and I felt that I should be there. It's... →

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It's a marvellous life, a gregarious life that we've had. We're very lucky in that way. Unlike writers or painters, we don't sit down... →

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I don't think that we necessarily lie. I mean, we make our living by pretending that we're someone else. I don't tell tall tales. I... →

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I like playing accents, and doing things like that, it was fun. It was fun.

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I mean, I did a film, a musical of 'Scrooge', in '70, and the tricks were done by flat clothes and mirrors. I hope that the day will come... →

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You come on as a guest. You don't get the girl anymore. But that is our lives. You start off as the boyfriend, then you are the lover, then you... →

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I don't enter, I'm entered. It's up to someone else. It's up to them.

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I was in London. It's a long way to go for a very long party, sitting there for six hours not having a cigarette or a drink. It's a waste of... →

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She is up there with the best of them. I can only talk about my experience, but it was genuinely special.

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To be a character who feels a deep emotion, one must go into the memory's vault and mix in a sad memory from one's own life.

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She goes on the set with headphones and gives you notes. She's terrific and I always run to her now, because she is just great to work with, as... →

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That is one of the reasons one enjoys acting. Now and again, you get scenes where you work with somebody really good and you have a good time trying... →

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There might've been wires, but I have this ability to make myself light. Well you know what, in ballet, when you kind of lift yourself here... →

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