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26 quotes by Rod Taylor

Rodney Sturt “Rod” Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian actor of film and television. He appeared in over 50 films, including leading roles in The Time Machine, Seven Seas to Calais, The Birds, Sunday in New York, Young Cassidy, Dark of the Sun, The Liquidator, and The Train Robbers.
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I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so... →

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I suddenly realized how much I loved her when we attended Alfred Hitchcock's 75th birthday party last August. There was something magical about... →

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When people think it's successful, I'm grateful. When they don't - OK, I'll try again.

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The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful at others.

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I was one of the first of the uglies. Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter... were very pretty fellows, and that was the trend. I was one of the first of the... →

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I pray and try every day to be a better actor.

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I worked at Mark Foy's during the day and studied drama at night.

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I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.

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So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started.

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When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building.

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Apart from being interested in a good role, I think it's necessary to make up your mind as to whether it will make a movie that will entertain an... →

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To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed.

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Acting doesn't suffice.

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