Harvey Keitel ,quotes

What fascinated me mostly abou...

What fascinated me mostly about Mickey Cohen was that he, in his later years, hired someone to help him to comprehend literature, to help him to read better, to understand words better.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:26:24 72 quotes

Well, you sort of get out of t...

Well, you sort of get out of the pool room, you get out of the Marine Corps, you get out and read some literature, you become involved with people who also want to know and are ready to share some ideas about literature and thoughts, and it becomes nourished that way.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:26:10 72 quotes

Well, we are not doing that fi...

Well, we are not doing that film actually. At least I am not at the moment, but we are making an effort to get it done; I don't know whether we'll get the financing for it. The old story we had it, it fell out of place and this and that.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:25:35 72 quotes

Well, there's so much in that ...

Well, there's so much in that film that is so important to my living, you know? So many issues raised in that film, one of them you just mentioned.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:25:24 72 quotes

Well, it's such an intricate, ...

Well, it's such an intricate, beautiful script about eight professional robbers pulling a heist, and it deals with elements of betrayal, trust, instinct, and need for relationships.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:25:11 72 quotes

Well unfortunately I didn't wo...

Well unfortunately I didn't work with Andre much. But rap is a strong presence in the culture and anyone is going to grateful for its appearance, grateful for any kind of music that has the kind of effect that rap has had on us all.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:24:53 72 quotes

Uhm, I'm the one wanting the l...

Uhm, I'm the one wanting the lessons! I don't want to say too much about it because I'd rather have you see the movie, but he's trying to find his music.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:24:41 72 quotes

They have equal weight and you...

They have equal weight and you do the same work you'd do if you were playing a dramatic role.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:24:25 72 quotes

Then I heard this genius teach...

Then I heard this genius teacher Stella Adler - I recommend you read anything you might find about her and if you have anyone interested in theatre, you get them one of her books.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:24:10 72 quotes

The way I see things, the way ...

The way I see things, the way I see life, I see it as a struggle. And there's a great deal of reward I have gained coming to that understanding - that existence is a struggle.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:23:48 72 quotes

The notion of belief, to belie...

The notion of belief, to believe for instance that Judas for a certain amount of money betrayed Jesus was always something I could not . . . it did not sit well with me.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:23:34 72 quotes

That's like asking a cobbler i...

That's like asking a cobbler if he's made too many pairs of shoes.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:23:19 72 quotes

That period was a very flowery...

That period was a very flowery one for me. It was the beginning of something, of a movement you might say. I was lucky enough to be there.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:23:00 72 quotes

That came about because Danny ...

That came about because Danny DeVito asked me to do him a favour and do the part and I did. Then 10 some-odd years later, I end up in the sequel so that was just a coincidence.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:22:47 72 quotes

Stella Adler said a wonderful ...

Stella Adler said a wonderful thing: 'The analysis of the text is the education of the actor.' It's not difficult to find a way to play a character once you find out who that character is.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:22:31 72 quotes

So there's no such thing as on...

So there's no such thing as one too many this, one too many that. I remember, you're reminding me of early in my career, somebody said to me: why are you taking so many roles as a policeman.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:22:17 72 quotes

So I reached into my bag of tr...

So I reached into my bag of tricks and looked for what was funny to me, what would enable me to have a good time and have a lot of fun with this guy.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:22:03 72 quotes

She had said one time, make a ...

She had said one time, make a choice and do it like Hercules. So if that is all of what is being offered, the idea is to always do it like Hercules and I always followed her advise and now I'm here talking to you.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:21:29 72 quotes

It's always a pleasure to see ...

It's always a pleasure to see John. I'm fond of telling people that when I was a young actor in NY and had no work ,no money, you know the story because you're heard it before.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:21:15 72 quotes

It's a very, very fascinating ...

It's a very, very fascinating story for me, cause it's about a man who's been doing bad; bad things. And he's a father of four children in parochial school, he's a lieutenant of detectives, but he's in conflict with himself and with trying to do what's right.

Harvey Keitel 10.05.2006 04:20:57 72 quotes

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