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I met my wife and, for the ne...

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 [Elia] Kazan and was called Baby Doll.

Eli Wallach 78 quotes

I met my wife and, for the ne...

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.

Eli Wallach 78 quotes

Well, I go to the theater tod...

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.

Eli Wallach 78 quotes

One thing changes every eveni...

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

Eli Wallach 78 quotes

I've learned that life is ver...

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.

Eli Wallach 78 quotes

I've never lost my appetite f...

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

Eli Wallach 78 quotes

Everyone thinks acting is eas...

Everyone thinks acting is easy. It's far from easy, but it's the most gratifying thing I do.

Eli Wallach 78 quotes

I'd come out of the army afte...

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.

Eli Wallach 78 quotes

My wife says that stage actin...

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.

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This country has a complex ab...

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

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And I did Batman, too. I did ...

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

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The trouble with that movie i...

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

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What is it in my makeup that ...

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?

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So I wanted to show what I di...

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.

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Even if I don't want to slow ...

Even if I don't want to slow down, I'm slowing down.

Eli Wallach 78 quotes

John Huston was a superb mast...

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.

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If you work for a living, why...

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

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Fifty million dollars is not ...

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

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The richest man is the one wi...

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

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What do I need a movie for? T...

What do I need a movie for? The stage is on a higher level in every way, and a more satisfying medium. Movies, by comparison, are like calendar art next to great paintings. You can't really do very much in movies or in television, but the stage is such an anarchistic medium.

Eli Wallach 78 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

Что стало с детьми-звездами: Рэдклифф и компания спустя годы

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....