Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925-- July 9, 2002) was an American actor that is extensively considered among the best actors of his generation. He was born in Westhampton, New York City, to a vaudeville entertainer and also a housewife.
Steiger started his acting job in the 1940s, showing up in a number of phase manufacturings as well as small roles in films. His development came in 1954, when he starred in the film "On the Waterfront" along with Marlon Brando. Steiger's efficiency as the misaligned union employer Charley Malloy gained him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
Over the next few years, Steiger showed up in many movies as well as tv shows, including "The Pawnbroker" (1964), for which he received an Academy Award election for Best Actor, and "In the Heat of the Night" (1967), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. He also showed up in such films as "Doctor Zhivago" (1965), "The Illustrated Man" (1969), as well as "Waterloo" (1970).
In addition to his work in film, Steiger was a prolific phase actor as well as showed up in lots of plays on and also off-Broadway. He also worked extensively in tv, appearing in shows such as "Columbo" and also "EMERGENCY ROOM.".
Steiger was wed 5 times as well as had 2 kids. He was understood for his intense and also often challenging personality, yet he was likewise very valued by his peers for his ability as well as dedication to his craft. He continued to act into his later years, showing up in his last movie, "Poolhall Junkies," in 2002.
Steiger was known for his ability to represent a wide range of personalities as well as feelings, and also his job continues to be studied and admired by stars as well as film fanatics today. He died on July 9, 2002, at the age of 77, from issues connected to pneumonia.
Our collection contains 24 quotes who is written / told by Rod.
"I'm not so sure that younger people today really appreciate the enormous bravery that went into the creation and production of that film, or how important a film at the time it really was"
"'The Mark' I played a psychiatrist. And in the '50's everybody went to a psychiatrist because if you didn't, you'd have nothing to talk about at cocktail parties"
"That's not a villain, that's a man whose a victim of being in love with the wrong one"
"Only after awhile. After it came out and people began to engage in discussions about the social reflections of the film that I realized it had an importance I hadn't thought of"
"I was pleased when the picture was over I fit in all right and I spoke well enough as I said before, cause I was scared to death there for a minute. I mean, you're doing a scene with somebody like that or they're watching you or something, you'd better come up with something"
"He saved the production a tremendous amount. Now they did the scene where Omar is on the horse and he's in the deep snow, they went to Finland to do that. That scene they went to Finland for a week. I wasn't around then"
"Is this a proposal? I'm married now, you know"
"I was very pleased you know, and I was afraid that I might stick out, but I didn't. My happiest thing about that picture is that I proved that American actors can speak as well and also fit in with an ensemble like that"
"We come. We go. And in between we try to understand"
"If you see the picture when things get exciting, he chews faster. When he really gets shocked, everything stops, including the chewing. So I worked it in for me"
"I had read the novel and I had heard David Lean was going to direct it - and it came as a surprise to me because American actors, if given the chance, can do style as well as anybody and speak as well as anybody"
"I found out was, by the rhythm of my chewing, how I chewed fast, slow or what have you, I could tell the audience what my character was thinking and feeling"
"And the reason I really appreciated this is because after the picture came out, I was invited by the American Psychiatric Association to give a lecture. I couldn't believe it!"
"And I'm supposed to grab her and kiss her and she's supposed to react. Well, what happened was, Julie was very nervous at that time, given this incredible part which she did beautifully"
"If he didn't fall in love he would have never come back near the end of the film. Because, what man is going to dishonor himself so that he comes back in front of the man that took a woman away from him... and warns her to save her life?"
"He got up and there were both of us in our underwear and this kid goes through the whole thing again, all the closets, the bathroom, everything else and then he left"
"Anyway, so what he did was, he spread sheets for 100 yards and underneath them he'd put things so there were bumps and different levels and on top he'd put little bushes and if you didn't look to close, it looked like snow!"
"I said 'well, I'll kiss her twice, you see? We'll come around, I'll kiss her, and if you put a little more track down for the camera, then I'll put my tongue down her throat and you'll get what you want'. He said 'You think so?'"
"I made a big mistake with him the first day I shot. We're shooting the scene where I come back from the party, the dance, in the sleigh with Julie Christie and we turn the corner and go past the camera and the camera follows us just a little bit and we disappear"
"Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's bad. I think the film could have been a lot better"
"Now that was one thing, but from an actor's point of view, this poor young man, crying from the moment I opened the door to the moment he left. Now if an actor did that they would say he's over-acting"
"I didn't ever think of it as a social thing at the time. I took it as a good story. Maybe because I've always been kind of progressive so I never thought of it, you know"
"Well, one of the problems of working on a story with a character that sacred in the religions of the world or in a picture about that person, is that you have to forget about that and play it as real as you can because you can't look at yourself and judge yourself"
"We came around the corner, I kissed her and after I kissed her she relaxed. And then I grabbed her and kissed her again and she was shocked! And that was what we wanted"
