Eli Wallach Quotes

And then the first was The Misfits, which I enjoyed very much, with Marilyn and Gable.

I always wanted to tell stories and act.

The trouble with that movie is that you had to see Chinatown the day before you saw The Two Jakes.

One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always learning from it.

The big secret in acting is listening to people.

Recipe? Recipe? We don' need no stinkin' recipe.

From the age of four or five. I went to see a lot of Westerns then. But it was silent movies and I loved everything that happened then.

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?

All of these stories bounced around in my mind for a long time.

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.

I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda.

I've never lost my appetite for acting; it's innovative and challenging.

I don't act to live. I live to act.

When I saw the movie, I said, I wish I had heard the music. I would have ridden the horse differently.

This country has a complex about age. It's unbelievable. If you're over thirty, you've had it in this country.

I never lost my appetite for acting.

And I did Batman, too. I did Mr. Freeze. I get more mail for him than anything I've ever done.

But Clint I love, because Clint was my mentor. I knew nothing about making an Italian movie.

In the book, I tell the story of seeing old movies when I was young and acting out scenes at home. Now I get scripts, and I act them out.

Yes, I won the Bafta. I thought the British were very intelligent.

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 was an original member of the Actors' Studio.

My first Western was called The Magnificent Seven.

I never dreamed I would do Westerns.

Fifty million dollars is not to be sneezed at. Of course, I never catch cold.

The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.

I always end up being the evil one, and I wouldn't hurt a fly.

Well, I've maybe gotten 200 requests for interviews about Marilyn, and I just decided I'm gonna do my own.

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.

If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?

Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck

I love to tell stories and this is my way of getting them down on paper.