Eli Wallach is a famous Actor from USA, he is 108 years old and still alive, born December 7, 1915.
Zodiac:
He is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism.
Our collection contains 33 quotes who is written / told by Eli.
"And then the first was The Misfits, which I enjoyed very much, with Marilyn and Gable"
"Well, I've maybe gotten 200 requests for interviews about Marilyn, and I just decided I'm gonna do my own"
"I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda"
"I always wanted to tell stories and act"
"What is it in my makeup that makes me grab any offer and fly around the world? Will I ever be satisfied? Can't I ever just rest?"
"This country has a complex about age. It's unbelievable. If you're over thirty, you've had it in this country"
"I'd come out of the army after five years as a medic. I was a medical administrator and we ran hospitals, and I was a Captain in the army at the end, in 1945"
"I never dreamed I would do Westerns"
"I always end up being the evil one, and I wouldn't hurt a fly"
"Everyone thinks acting is easy. It's far from easy, but it's the most gratifying thing I do"
"And that movie was underrated - Nuts - because it deals with a terrible subject, but It's very well done"
"I met my wife and, for the next ten years, we did no films at all. She did the first movie and then I did several after. My first movie was written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Kazan and was called Baby Doll"
"Even if I don't want to slow down, I'm slowing down"
"But I went to the University of Texas in the 30s, and while there I learned to ride. Mostly polo ponies"
"All of these stories bounced around in my mind for a long time"
"So I wanted to show what I did with the money. So I got red silk shirts, beautiful hats, wonderful saddles, a great horse, and two gold teeth. So that was the way I did it"
"And I did Batman, too. I did Mr. Freeze. I get more mail for him than anything I've ever done"
"My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own"
"Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere"
"One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always learning from it"
"I've learned that life is very tricky business: Each person needs to find what they want to do in life and not be dissuaded when people question them"
"I love to tell stories and this is my way of getting them down on paper"
"Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck"
"But Clint I love, because Clint was my mentor. I knew nothing about making an Italian movie"
"Yes, I won the Bafta. I thought the British were very intelligent"
"The big secret in acting is listening to people"
"I was an original member of the Actors' Studio"
"Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience"
"The trouble with that movie is that you had to see Chinatown the day before you saw The Two Jakes"
"My first Western was called The Magnificent Seven"
"John Huston was a superb master. He knew how to make good films. I did three things with him. One is called Independence. It plays in Philadelphia, for free. It's been playing there for 25 years"
"I've never lost my appetite for acting; it's innovative and challenging"
